forestall
英[f??'st??l]
美
- vt. 先發制人，預先阻止；壟斷，屯積；領先；占先一步
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?forestalls;過去式:?forestalled;過去分詞:?forestalled;現在分詞:?forestalling;
中文詞源
forestall 預先阻止
fore-,在前。stall, 停止，阻止。
英文詞源
- forestall (v.)
- late 14c. (implied in forestalling), "to lie in wait for;" also "to intercept goods before they reach public markets and buy them privately," which formerly was a crime (mid-14c. in this sense in Anglo-French), from Old English noun foresteall "intervention, hindrance (of justice); an ambush, a waylaying," literally "a standing before (someone)," from fore- "before" + steall "standing position" (see stall (n.1)). Modern sense of "to anticipate and delay" is from 1580s. Related: Forestalled; forestalling.
雙語例句
- 1. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
- 盡量預見你的孩子會干什么，并預先阻止問題發生。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. To forestall is better than to amend.
- 與其補救于已然,不如防范于未然.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Try to forestall their questions.
- 盡量不讓他們問問題(作到先發制人).
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
- 廣場上駐守著大批警察以防止任何示威活動。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.
- 他遵守這條規矩是為了杜絕流言蜚語.
來自辭典例句