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forestall v.领先；占先一步；先发制人，阻止，妨碍 (1) 她抢在我前面，使我要去接她的计划落了空。(2) 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) 我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。 You can break the word forestall into parts to figure out its meaning. The prefix fore is one you've seen in words like forewarn, which means "to warn in advance." And you probably know that stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way, to try to prevent or put off something you don't want to happen.

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英 [fɔː'stɔːl] 美 [fɔːr'stɔːl] (1) She forestalled my plan to meet her.(2) I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me.(3) We must act now to forestall disaster. It takes a bit of planning to forestall something, meaning stop it from happening. To forestall the effects of aging, exercise and take care of your health all your life. 1[VERB 动词]预先阻止；抢在…之前行动 If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.   [V n]O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.广场上驻守着大批警察以防止任何示威活动。

英语单词	forestall
英美音标	英 [fɔː'stɔːl] 美 [fɔːr'stɔːl]
中文释义	v.领先；占先一步；先发制人，阻止，妨碍
英语例句	(1) She forestalled my plan to meet her. (2) I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me. (3) We must act now to forestall disaster.
中文例句	(1) 她抢在我前面，使我要去接她的计划落了空。 (2) 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) 我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。
vocabulary简明	It takes a bit of planning to forestall something, meaning stop it from happening. To forestall the effects of aging, exercise and take care of your health all your life.
vocabulary扩展	You can break the word forestall into parts to figure out its meaning. The prefix fore is one you've seen in words like forewarn, which means "to warn in advance." And you probably know that stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way, to try to prevent or put off something you don't want to happen.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]预先阻止；抢在…之前行动 If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. [V n] O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm... 奥利里想去开门，但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。 Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations. 广场上驻守着大批警察以防止任何示威活动。

Forestall Means Stall Put Prevent 英 Fɔː'Stɔːl] 美 Fɔːr'stɔːl