英
[fɔː'stɔːl]
美
[fɔːr'stɔːl]
- v. 領先；佔先一步；先發制人，阻止，妨礙
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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:
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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"
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall的用法和樣例：
例句
用作動詞 (v.)
- 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。 - 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。 - We must act now to forestall disaster.
我們現在必須採取行動以防災難。 - 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
- forestall the market 壟斷市場
- forestall trouble 防止事故
經典引文
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To confine, forestall, and monopolize the beams of the sun.
出自： fig.
