forestall

[美]/fɔːˈstɔːl/
[英]/fɔːrˈstɔːl/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 先发制人, 预先阻止
词形变化
过去式forestalled
现在分词forestalling
第三人称单数forestalls
过去分词forestalled

例句

Try to forestall their questions.

尽量不让他们问问题(作到先发制人)。

She forestalled their attempt.

她先发制人, 阻止了他们的企图。

they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.

为阻止投不信任票,他们将抢先提出辞呈。

We installed an alarm system to forestall break-ins.

我们安装了一套警报系统来预防小偷的闯入

He forestalled all his competitors.

他比所有的竞争者都占先了一步。

She forestalled my plan to meet her.

"她抢在我前面,使我要去接她的计划落了空。"

she made to rise but Erika forestalled her and got the telephone pad.

她准备起身,但埃里卡抢先拿起了电话记事本。

原声例句

More than anything, she thought. " Can it be forestalled" ?

这是我最大的愿望,太后心想:" 预言能被阻止吗?"

来源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Ron started to speak, but Hermione forestalled him in a whisper.

罗恩刚想说话,被赫敏低声地抢在了前面。

来源: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" And you wish to forestall this prophecy" ?

" 而您决心阻止这个预言?"

来源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She did not speak to him much, but she was quick to forestall his wants.

她同他说话不多,但是不管他有什么需要,她都很快地就能知道。

来源: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

She nodded almost imperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but Snape forestalled her.

她几乎不易察觉地点了点头,张开嘴想说话,但斯内普抢先阻止了她。

来源: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

That's a recipe for countless false positives and dead ends-years of frustration, for now forestalled.

这就是无数假阳性和死胡同的秘诀——多年的失望,现在该先发制人了。

来源: Selections from "Fortune"

" When we were in Diagon Alley, " Harry began, but Mr. Weasley forestalled him with a grimace.

“我们在对角巷的时候——”哈利开始说道,但韦斯莱先生换了脸色,阻止了他。

来源: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Mr Muhyiddin has clung on to power despite a slim majority by forestalling a vote of confidence.

穆希丁通过阻止信任投票获得微弱多数而继续掌权。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

Before they could explore any further, the Crimean War broke out and forestalled their archaeological ambitions for several years.

在他们做更深入的探索之前,Crimean战争爆发了,阻碍了他们的考古追求达数年之久。

来源: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

They believe the authorities may not just want to improve the capital, but also to forestall an uprising among urbanites.

他们认为,(朝鲜)当局不仅要改造首都,还准备先行一步,(用日益改善的生活)压下居民的怨言。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

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