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Forestall
[ fɔ:'stɔ:l ]
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vt. 先发制人,预先阻止;垄断,屯积;领先;
💡 词根助记
fore前面,预先+stall阻止→阻止
📝 例句
We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed.
我们抢在偷盗珠宝的图谋得逞之前将它们转移了。
To prevent from arriving or occurring;forestall.
先发制人采取行动阻止…的到来或发生;预先阻止
I left the room to forestall involvements.
我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
To forestall is better than to amend.
与其补救于已然, 不如防范于未然。
forestall the market
垄断市场
🌱 联想助记
【记】fore-前,stall-厩:商人们在朝廷决定与匈奴开战前抢先大量买马并关入马厩囤积
📖 牛津释义
forestall
v[Tn]
act before (sb else) so as to prevent him from doing sth 抢在(别人)之前行动
forestall a competitor, a rival, etc 抢在竞争者、 对手之前行动
I had my objection all prepared, but Stephens forestalled me. 我已做好准备要提出反对意见, 不料斯蒂芬斯却抢先了一步.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fɒ:'stɒ:l]vt. 预先阻止, 先...一步行动, 占先一步, 垄断, 阻碍【法】 先采取行动预防或阻止, 垄断
🌿 同词根单词
before
prep. 在…之前;先于,优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前,从前;在前,在前方;
fore
adj. 在前部的;以前的;
adv. 在前头,朝前头;在前面;
n. 前部;船头;
prep. 在…前;
int. (打高尔夫球者的叫声)让开!;
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
What makes you think you are qualified for this position?
是什么使你认为你有资格做这个职位?
We know that you are leading exporters of coal and you can provide the quantity we need.
我们知道贵方是主要煤炭出口商,能满足我们的需求量。
Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.
去年夏天,我花了好几天时间站在花园里观察成千只蚂蚁爬上我那棵心爱的桃树的树干。
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