柯林斯詞典forestall /f???st??l/ (forestalling,forestalled,forestalls) 1. V-T If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. 預先阻止 Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations. 大批警察在廣場上以預先阻止任何游行示威。 返回 forestall劍橋詞典to prevent something from happening by acting first 預先阻止；先發(fā)制人 The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet . 公司管理層邀請工會領袖見面，以避免遭受批評。 返回 forestall