forestalled
英 [fɔːˈstɔːld]
美 [fɔːrˈstɔːld]
v. 预先阻止; 在(他人)之前行动; 先发制人
forestall的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预先阻止;抢在…之前行动
If youforestallsomeone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.- O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
奥利里想去开门,但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。 - 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。
- O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
双语例句
- Stock investment is its main business, and operational system is a focal point, so the tendency of risk should be forestalled;
证券投资是其主要业务,运作制度是重点,应防止风险倾向; - At the same time, regulation of the financial sector was improved and regional and systemic risks were forestalled.
同时,完善金融监管,坚决守住不发生区域性系统性风险的底线。 - Mosquito breeding can be forestalled by killing the insect at its adult or and larval pupal stages.
把蚊子的成虫或及幼虫蛹杀灭,可防止蚊子滋生。 - China travel service forestalled the Chinese modern travel industry for 30 years, and gradually become one of the biggest travel agencies in the world.
正是依凭这独特的企业文化,中国旅行社独占中国现代旅游业鳌头30年,并逐渐跻身于世界大旅行社之列。 - He was about to speak but she forestalled him.
他正打算讲话,她却抢先阻止了他。 - "The period of low interest rates in 2001 forestalled the day of reckoning for the consumer, and that set up a much larger consumer debt bubble," William Cunningham, global head of credit strategy at State Street Global advisors, said.
“2001年的低利率迟滞了消费者结算的时间,并且催生了一个更大的消费信贷泡沫,”道富环球投资管理(statestreetglobaladvisors)信贷策略部门全球主管威廉坎宁安(williamcunningham)说。 - Disrupting it thus forestalled the risk of creating anything nasty.
破坏它提前防止了引起麻烦问题的危险性。 - He forestalled all his competitors.
他比所有的竞争者都占先了一步。 - I had my objections all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me.
我已做好准备要提出反对意见,不料斯蒂芬却抢先一步。 - He forestalled me to propose a new question.
他抢先于我提出了新问题。