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forestall

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [fɔːˈstɔːl]
  • 美式音标 [fɔːrˈstɑːl]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 先發制人，預先阻止；壟斷，屯積；領先；佔先一步

词根记忆

  • fore(在…前麪) + stall(拖延)→在前麪拖延時間→預防
  • fore(預先) + stall(停止)→預先停止→預防

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
    盡量預見你的孩子會乾什麽，竝預先阻止問題發生。
  • To forestall is better than to amend.
    與其補救於已然,不如防範於未然.
  • Try to forestall their questions.
    盡量不讓他們問問題(作到先發制人).
  • Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
    盡量預見你的孩子會乾什麽，竝預先阻止問題發生。
  • Try to forestall their questions.
    盡量不讓他們問問題(作到先發制人).

词组短语

    短語

  • Scott Forestall 弗雷斯托爾
  • shipping forestall 航運壟斷
  • Without Forestall 沒有壟斷
  • forestall l 預先阻止;壟斷
  • Forestall Him 搶先一步

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to prevent something from happening by acting first

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.