forestall

verb

1. 预先阻止；在（他人）之前行动；先发制人
   to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth first
   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。

1. VERB 预先阻止;抢在…之前行动
   If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
   与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
4. To forestall is better than to amend.
   与其补救于已然，不如防患于未然。
5. Or its iPhone and iPad software division& that was Scott forestall answering to jobs.
   同时也不负责iPhone和iPad的软件部门&这部分业务由斯科特•弗里斯托直接向乔布斯汇报。
6. We should improve the national security strategy and its work mechanism, and keep high vigilance against and resolutely forestall separatist activities and activities of infiltration and subversion carried out by hostile forces, so as to ensure national security.
   完善国家安全战略和工作机制，高度警惕和坚决防范敌对势力的分裂、渗透、颠覆活动，确保国家安全。
7. Banks and large investors are seeking to revive a derivative market widely blamed for fanning the financial crisis, as they search for ways to forestall volatility when interest rates rise.
   银行和大投资者寻求重启一个衍生品市场，以便抑制利率上升时引发的波动。该市场曾被广泛指责为助燃了金融危机。
8. We will strengthen financial supervision and control, and forestall and defuse financial risks.
   加强和改进金融监管，防范和化解金融风险。
9. Berlin and Paris won endorsement for a blueprint to forestall a second crisis.
   德国和法国政府赢得了支持，它们拿出一套蓝图来预防第二轮危机。
10. The 1933 Glass-Steagall act finally banned all payments on demand deposits by most American banks to forestall ruinous competition.
    后来，1933年的《格拉斯-斯蒂格尔法案》（Glass-SteagallAct）禁止大部分美国银行支付活期存款利息，以防范破坏性的竞争。
11. In my last position we were able to forestall a potential lawsuit.
    我在之前的公司曾阻止了一次潜在的诉讼。
12. We forestall the attempt to steal the jewel by have them removed.
    我们抢在偷盗珠宝的图谋得逞之前将它们转移了。
13. These are all international efforts to forestall a financial crisis.
    这些是预先阻止金融危机的，国际化努力。
14. Sensing the prevailing political winds, some bankers are already moving to forestall draconian new rules.
    感觉到主导的政治风向，一些银行家已经开始提前适应这些苛刻的新规定。
15. The US needs to forestall China seeking radical solutions such as this, since alternative solutions could be even more disruptive to the world economy or negative to the US.
    美国方面应先下手为强，防止中国诉诸如此激进的政策，因为类似这些备选方案对世界经济甚至可能更具破坏性，对美国造成不利影响。
16. As if to forestall any more questions, he began to jog through the sand.
    象是为了免得对方再多问似的，他索性在沙滩上小跑起来。
17. His family and friends believe that his death ( falling from a hotel window) was covered up in order to forestall an investigation into a scandal in the VSD.
    他的家人和朋友认为，他的死亡（从旅馆窗户堕下）是杀人灭口，是为了阻止对一桩vsd的丑闻进行调查的先发制人行动。
18. But the main reason for action this week was to forestall financial-market panic.
    而本周之所以这么做的主要原因是防止金融市场恐慌。
19. Without what good talk, forestall causes this.
    没有什么好谈的，这是垄断造成的。
20. Some quarters in the United States think that the Japanese militants attacked suddenly to forestall the Emperor's reply.
    美国部分人士认为是日本主战派抢在天皇答复之前发动了突然袭击。
21. 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。
22. She is a beautiful girl in my dream, but I never detect it, forestall.
    在我的梦里她是一个美丽的女孩儿，但我预先从没有察觉它。
23. It can also forestall sibling conflicts that may follow a parent's death.
    它还能避免父母死后兄弟姐妹之间的冲突。
24. We are complaining distain Baidu forestall behavior while, why to try to use them.
    咱们在抱怨鄙视百度垄断行为的同时，为什么不加以利用他们呢。
25. They must also vary the loan-to-value ratio on commercial and residential mortgages to forestall real estate bubbles.
    为预防房地产泡沫，他们也必须适时地调整商业和住宅抵押贷款的贷款价值比。
26. This kind of market needs forestall, the result of malign competition is everybody cannot benefit.
    这类市场需要垄断，恶性竞争的结果是大家都无法获益。
27. So, I am all through the ages does not advocate those who cancel a machine month rent charge, consumer can not say I protect forestall company.
    所以，我是历来不主张取消座机月租费的，消费者可不要说我保护垄断企业。
28. The company's proactive approach has been initiated to meet expected sales increases for these fasteners and to forestall any potential shortages in supply.
    公司采取了前瞻性的手段以满足对这些紧固件预期中的增长，来避免潜在的供应短缺。
29. However, German bankers were last night set to bring forward reform of rules on pay and bonuses for this fiscal year, in what appeared to be an attempt to forestall any action by Ms Merkel.
    但德国的银行家们昨晚决定，提前对本财年的薪酬和奖金规则进行改革，这似乎是为了预先阻止默克尔采取任何行动。
30. I left the room to forestall involvements.
    我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。

verb

1. keep from happening or arising
   1. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
   2. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project

   Synonym:    preventforecloseprecludeforbid

2. act in advance of

   Synonym:    anticipateforeseecounter