forestall

fɒ:'stɒ:l

托福GRE Collins 1

v keep from happening or arising; make impossible
v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

vt. 预先阻止, 先...一步行动, 占先一步, 垄断, 阻碍
[法] 先采取行动预防或阻止, 垄断

Collins 星级

18,655

BNC 频率

16,160

使用频率

forestall 由前缀 fore- 和动词 stall 组成。前缀 fore- 表示“在前，提前”，而 stall 意为“停止，延迟”。结合起来，forestall 的意思是“提前阻止”或“预防”。

例句

1. We need to forestall any problems by planning ahead.

我们需要通过提前规划来预防任何问题。

2. The government took measures to forestall a potential crisis.

政府采取了措施以防止潜在危机的发生。

3. She tried to forestall his anger by apologizing first.

她试图通过先道歉来避免他的愤怒。