forestall

• vt. 先發製人，預先阻止；壟斷，屯積；領先；占先一步

fore-,在前。stall, 停止，阻止。

forestall (v.)

late 14c. (implied in forestalling), "to lie in wait for;" also "to intercept goods before they reach public markets and buy them privately," which formerly was a crime (mid-14c. in this sense in Anglo-French), from Old English noun foresteall "intervention, hindrance (of justice); an ambush, a waylaying," literally "a standing before (someone)," from fore- "before" + steall "standing position" (see stall (n.1)). Modern sense of "to anticipate and delay" is from 1580s. Related: Forestalled; forestalling.

1. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.

盡量預見你的孩子會幹什麽，並預先阻止問題發生。

來自《權威詞典》

2. To forestall is better than to amend.

與其補救於已然,不如防範於未然.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Try to forestall their questions.

盡量不讓他們問問題(作到先發製人).

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.

廣場上駐守著大批警察以防止任何示威活動。

來自辭典例句

5. He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.

他遵守這條規矩是為了杜絕流言蜚語.

來自辭典例句