释义 |
forestall | BrE fɔːˈstɔːl, AmE fɔrˈstɔl | transitive verb ① (anticipate) 抢在…前行动 qiǎng zài… qián xíngdòng ‹person, action, development›▸ we forestalled our competitors 我们抢在了竞争对手之前 ② (prevent) 预先阻止 yùxiān zǔzhǐ ▸ he will resign in order to forestall a vote of no confidence in him 他将辞职以阻止对他的不信任投票 |