| 单词 | forestall |
| 释义 | forestall /fɔːstɔːl; name fɔːrstɔːl/ [transitive] (rather formal, especially written) to pre-empt sth预先阻止；防止；抢在⋯之前做（或说）◆any plans for a peaceful settlement were forestalled by the intervention of the army.任何和平解决办法都因军队的介入而不能实施。note 辨析 pre-empt or forestall?in most cases you can use either word.大多数情况下这两个词可通用◆to pre-empt / forestall problems / questions / criticism / discussion / plans预先防止难题／问题的出现；预先制止批评／讨论／计划◆he opened his mouth to speak but richard pre-empted / forestalled him.他开口要说话，但是理查德抢先发言了。however, although you can either pre-empt or forestall sth bad that is going to happen, you can also pre-empt sth good, such as good news, that sb has to say.虽然两个词都可表示预先阻止不好的事情发生，但是 pre-empt 还可表示抢先透露好消息◆i would not want to pre-empt any hopeful news that he might tell us tonight.我不想事先透露他今晚可能告诉我们的令人乐观的消息。◆to forestall any hopeful news forestall/fɔ:ˈstɔ:l ||; fɔrˈstɔl/verb [t] (written 书面语) to take action to prevent sb from doing sth or sth from happening 抢在（某人）之前采取行动；抢先阻止（某行动）；先发制人 fore·stall /fɔr`stɔl; fɔːˈstɔːl/v [t]to prevent something from happening by doing something first 预先阻止:◇the army was sent in to forestall trouble. 抢先派遣军队以防止动乱。 |
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