forestall
英[f??'st??l]
美
- vt. 先發(fā)制人，預先阻止；壟斷，屯積；領先；占先一步
英英釋意
- 1. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing;
- "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
- 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
