forestalled

英 [fɔːˈstɔːld]

美 [fɔːrˈstɔːld]

v.  预先阻止; 在(他人)之前行动; 先发制人
forestall的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预先阻止;抢在…之前行动
  If youforestallsomeone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.
  1. O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
     奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。
  2. Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
     广场上驻守着大批警察以防止任何示威活动。

双语例句

• She forestalled my plan to meet her. The scheme they made such a fuss about seems to have dropped through.
  她抢在我前面，使我要去接她的计划落了空。他们大肆嚷嚷的那个计划看来已经落空了。
• He was about to speak but she forestalled him.
  他正打算讲话，她却抢先阻止了他。
• Mosquito breeding can be forestalled by killing the insect at its adult or and larval pupal stages.
  把蚊子的成虫或及幼虫蛹杀灭，可防止蚊子滋生。
• The core technology of this installation is forestalled by Russia and Japan company for the moment.
  目前该装置的核心技术基本为俄罗斯、日本的公司所垄断。
• His three companions made the introductory gesture of eloquent speech; but the young man at the door forestalled them.
  他的三个伙伴好象准备作长篇演说似的做了个开场的手势；可是门口那个年轻人抢先说话了。
• The government forestalled criticism by holding a public enquiry into the matter.
  政府对那件事进行了一次公开调查，预先避免了受批评。
• But the US Government's strict export control has forestalled normal business with China.
  由于美国政府严格的出口管制，众多美国公司正常的对华贸易活动难以开展。
• Disrupting it thus forestalled the risk of creating anything nasty.
  破坏它提前防止了引起麻烦问题的危险性。
• O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm
  奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。
• How can disasters be forestalled when designing future metros?
  未来之设计如何防灾？