to forestall
01
阻止, 预防
to stop something from happening by acting ahead of time
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
forestall
第三人称单数
forestalls
现在分词
forestalling
一般过去时
forestalled
过去分词
forestalled
例子
She took painkillers to forestall a migraine.
她服用了止痛药以预防偏头痛。
02
先发制人, 阻止
to block another person's actions by intervening before they can act
例子
She forestalled his argument by presenting new evidence first.
她通过先提出新证据来阻止他的论点。
