forestall是什么意思_forestall的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

The perceptive assistant forestalled the manager who was about to lose his temper.

这位敏锐的助手预先阻止了快要发火的经理。
The company forestalled the supply of frozen products in the area.

这家公司垄断了该地区的冷冻产品供应。
These farsighted companies took steps to forestall greater economic losses.

这些有远见的公司采取措施预先阻止了更大的经济损失。
The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet.

公司管理层邀请工会领袖见面以避免遭受批评
Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.

尽量预见你的孩子会干什么，并预先阻止问题发生。
To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.

与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
We must act now to forestall disaster.

我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。
First, could it hope to forestall a crisis?

首先，它可以预先阻止危机吗？

近义词

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百科

forestall是一个英语单词，意思是先发制人，预先阻止。

释义

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time

（事先采取行动）防止，预先阻止

they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.

　为阻止投不信任票，他们将抢先提出辞呈。

act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something

抢在（某人）之前采取行动（以防止其做某事）

she made to rise but Erika forestalled her and got the telephone pad.

　她准备起身，但埃里卡抢先拿起了电话记事本。

historical buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price

〈史〉为抬价囤积。

词源

"Old English foresteall　‘an ambush' （see FORE- and STALL）. As a verb the earliest sense （Middle English） was ‘intercept and buy up （goods） before they reach the market, so as to raise the price' （formerly an offence）."