forestalls

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[fɔ:ˈstɔ:lz]
是什么意思
  • v.

    先发制人,预先阻止( forestall的第三人称单数 );

  • 英英释义

    forestall[ fɔ:'stɔ:l ]

    • v.
      • keep from happening or arising; make impossible

        同义词:preventforecloseprecludeforbid

      • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

        同义词:anticipateforeseecounter

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    用作动词(v.)
    1. She forestalled my plan to meet her.
      她抢在我前面,使我要去接她的计划落了空。
    2. I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me.
      我已做好准备要提出反对意见,不料斯蒂芬斯却抢先了一步。
    3. We must act now to forestall disaster.
      我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。
    4. We installed an alarm system to forestall break-in.
      我们安装了一套警报系统来预防小偷的闯入。

    权威例句

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