forestall
pronunciation
UK [fɔːˈstɔːl]
US [fɔːrˈstɔːl]
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- vt.
- 先发制人,预先阻止
- 垄断,屯积
- 领先
Word Origin
forestall 预先阻止
fore-,在前。stall, 停止,阻止。
Example
- 1. However , stronger actions are needed to forestall disaster .
- 不过,要防止灾难性后果还需采取更强有力的措施。
- 2. The injection of nitrogen would keep the pressure inside the containment vessel from falling and therefore forestall an explosion .
- 注入氮气将防止密封装置内部压力下降,进而防止爆炸发生。
- 3. There 's just one way google can forestall this eventuality and triumph in the handset market .
- google想要在手持设备市场获得最终成功倒是有个先发制人的方法。
- 4. Perhaps the most striking brain research today is the strong evidence we now have that " exercise may forestall some kinds of mental decline , " notes mcdaniel .
- 麦克丹尼尔指出,当前有关大脑研究的最突出的成果大概就是我们已经获得了充分的证据证明“运动可以防止某些类型的智力衰退”。
- 5. Mr. muhammad then corroborated mr. williams 's account of telling dr. murray that the police had confiscated their car keys , in order to forestall his request for a ride back to the house .
- 穆罕默德随后印证了威廉姆斯的说法,即他们告诉莫瑞说,警方已没收了他们的车钥匙,两人这么做是为了防止莫瑞要求搭车回去。
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