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

• 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 two names had been forestalled by La Fontaine.
  这两个名字都是拉封丹①预见了的。
• She nodded almost imperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but Snape forestalled her.
  她几乎不易察觉地点了点头，张开嘴想说话，但斯内普抢先阻止了她。
• Stock investment is its main business, and operational system is a focal point, so the tendency of risk should be forestalled;
  证券投资是其主要业务，运作制度是重点，应防止风险倾向；
• I had my objections all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me.
  我已做好准备要提出反对意见，不料斯蒂芬却抢先一步。
• If our economy is kept within this reasonable range and financial risks are effectively forestalled, markets and society will have stable expectations.
  使经济运行保持在这一合理区间，切实防范金融风险，可以给市场和社会一个稳定的预期。
• 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。
• He forestalled me to propose a new question.
  他抢先于我提出了新问题。
• The fact that there are troubled banks from the us to Europe, Japan and Australia could hardly have been predicted or forestalled by a US regulator.
  从美国到欧洲、从日本到澳大利亚，都有银行陷入困境，这个事实几乎不可能被美国的一个监管机构预测到或事先加以阻止。
• I meant to meet my friend at the station, but she forestalled me by arriving on an earlier train and coming to the house.
  我打算去车站接我的朋友，但她乘了前面的一班火车抢先到了我的家。