| 释义 |
forestall美 [fɔr'stɔl] 英 [fɔː(r)'stɔːl] - v.预先阻止；在（他人）之前行动；先发制人
- 网络预防；垄断；抢先
第三人称单数：forestalls 现在分词：forestalling 过去式：forestalled v. anticipate,foresee,envision,expect,predict 1. | ~ sth/sb 预先阻止；在（他人）之前行动；先发制人to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth first |
| Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems. 尽量预见你的孩子会干什么，并预先阻止问题发生。 |
v. | 1. to prevent or hinder somebody from doing something, or something from happening, by acting in advance 2. to stop or slow down sales of a product in a market by buying that product in large quantities beforehand 3. to prevent something from happening by saying or doing something before it can happen |
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