forestall
英 /fɔ:'stɔ:l/
中文釋義
vt. 先. . . 一步行動,佔先一步,壟斷,阻礙
v. to prevent by taking action beforehand.
常用搭配
- forestall a crisis防患危機
- forestall problems預防問題
- forestall the need防止需求
- forestall competition搶先競爭
- forestall delays防止延誤
例句
- She spoke up early to forestall any argument.她早早開口，免得起爭執。
- Management acted quickly to forestall a walkout.管理層迅速行動以阻止罷工。