forestall
英[fɔːr'stɔːl]
- 预先阻止， 先发制人
词态变化
第三人称单数: forestalls;过去式: forestalled;过去分词: forestalled;现在分词: forestalling;
双语例句
- 1. 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。
- 2. To forestall is better than to amend.
- 与其补救于已然,不如防范于未然.
- 3. Try to forestall their questions.
- 尽量不让他们问问题(作到先发制人).
- 4. 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。
- 5. He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.
- 他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语.