forestalled
基本解釋
- v.領(lǐng)先;佔(zhàn)先一步;先發(fā)制人,阻止,妨礙
英漢例句
- She forestalled my plan to meet her.
她搶在我前麪,使我要去接她的計(jì)劃落了空。 - I have my objection all prepared,but Stephens forestall me.
我已做好準(zhǔn)備要提出反對(duì)意見,不料斯蒂芬斯卻搶先了一步。 - We must act now to forestall disaster.
我們現(xiàn)在必須採取行動(dòng)以防災(zāi)難。 - We installed an alarm system to forestall break-in.
我們安裝了一套警報(bào)系統(tǒng)來預(yù)防小媮的闖入。