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Forestall
[ f?:'st?:l ]
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vt. 先發制人,預先阻止;壟斷,屯積;領先;
?? 詞根助記
fore前面,預先+stall阻止→阻止
?? 例句
We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed.
我們搶在偷盜珠寶的圖謀得逞之前將它們轉移了。
To prevent from arriving or occurring;forestall.
先發制人采取行動阻止…的到來或發生;預先阻止
I left the room to forestall involvements.
我搶先離開了這房間以免受牽累。
To forestall is better than to amend.
與其補救于已然, 不如防范于未然。
forestall the market
壟斷市場
?? 聯想助記
【記】fore-前,stall-廄:商人們在朝廷決定與匈奴開戰前搶先大量買馬并關入馬廄囤積
?? 牛津釋義
forestall
v[Tn]
act before (sb else) so as to prevent him from doing sth 搶在(別人)之前行動
forestall a competitor, a rival, etc 搶在競爭者、 對手之前行動
I had my objection all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me. 我已做好準備要提出反對意見, 不料斯蒂芬斯卻搶先了一步.
?? 擴展釋義
*[f?:'st?:l]vt. 預先阻止, 先...一步行動, 占先一步, 壟斷, 阻礙【法】 先采取行動預防或阻止, 壟斷
?? 同詞根單詞
before
prep. 在…之前;先于,優于;當著…的面;與其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;與其…;
adv. 先前,從前;在前,在前方;
fore
adj. 在前部的;以前的;
adv. 在前頭,朝前頭;在前面;
n. 前部;船頭;
prep. 在…前;
int. (打高爾夫球者的叫聲)讓開!;
foremost
adj. 第一流的,最重要的;最初的,最前面的;
adv. 首先,第一;居于首位地;
??? 情景例句
getting the album published?
才能讓攝影集出版嗎?
What's Hong Kong famous for?
香港以什么聞名?
When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
那個戰俘殺死衛兵以后,迅速地把尸體拖進了灌木叢。
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