forestalled

英 [fɔːˈstɔːld]

美 [fɔːrˈstɔːld]

v.  预先阻止; 在(他人)之前行动; 先发制人
forestall的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预先阻止;抢在…之前行动
  If youforestallsomeone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• "The period of low interest rates in 2001 forestalled the day of reckoning for the consumer, and that set up a much larger consumer debt bubble," William Cunningham, global head of credit strategy at State Street Global advisors, said.
  “2001年的低利率迟滞了消费者结算的时间，并且催生了一个更大的消费信贷泡沫，”道富环球投资管理（statestreetglobaladvisors）信贷策略部门全球主管威廉坎宁安（williamcunningham）说。
• I had my objections all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me.
  我已做好准备要提出反对意见，不料斯蒂芬却抢先一步。
• Mosquito breeding can be forestalled by killing the insect at its adult or and larval pupal stages.
  把蚊子的成虫或及幼虫蛹杀灭，可防止蚊子滋生。
• Stock investment is its main business, and operational system is a focal point, so the tendency of risk should be forestalled;
  证券投资是其主要业务，运作制度是重点，应防止风险倾向；
• Public primary and middle school operate in a administrative mode. Organizational management has been forestalled by administrative power and distribution of resources incline to administrators.
  公办中小学基本上是在行政管理的模式下运作，学校组织管理被行政权力垄断，资源分配向管理人员倾斜。
• He was ingenious; he had forestalled Soulange Bodin in the formation of little clumps of earth of heath mould, for the cultivation of rare and precious shrubs from America and China.
  他能别出心裁，他沤小绿肥来培植一些稀有珍贵的美洲的和中国的灌木，在这方面他超过了苏兰日·波丹。
• The government forestalled criticism by holding a public enquiry into the matter.
  政府对那件事进行了一次公开调查，预先避免了受批评。
• The core technology of this installation is forestalled by Russia and Japan company for the moment.
  目前该装置的核心技术基本为俄罗斯、日本的公司所垄断。
• At the same time, regulation of the financial sector was improved and regional and systemic risks were forestalled.
  同时，完善金融监管，坚决守住不发生区域性系统性风险的底线。
• But the US Government's strict export control has forestalled normal business with China.
  由于美国政府严格的出口管制，众多美国公司正常的对华贸易活动难以开展。