forestall

  暢通辭彙  
[fɔː'stɔːl]     [fɔːr'stɔːl]    
  • v. 領先;佔先一步;先發制人,阻止,妨礙
forestaller forestalled forestalled forestalling forestalls
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forestall的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

英英釋義

Verb:
  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible;

    "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
    "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

forestall的用法和樣例:

例句

用作動詞 (v.)
  1. She forestalled my plan to meet her.
    她搶在我前面,使我要去接她的計劃落了空。
  2. I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me.
    我已做好準備要提出反對意見,不料斯蒂芬斯卻搶先了一步。
  3. We must act now to forestall disaster.
    我們現在必須採取行動以防災難。
  4. We installed an alarm system to forestall break-in.
    我們安裝了一套警報系統來預防小偷的闖入。

辭彙搭配

經典引文

  • To confine, forestall, and monopolize the beams of the sun.

    出自: fig.
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