forestall

中英词典

1. 名词

（贸易）垄断，抢先行动

（常用复数）预防性措施

2. 形容词

预防性的，抢先行动的

3. 动词

预防，抢先行动，先发制人

词语辨析

forestall 和 prevent 都有预防某事发生的意思，但 prevent 侧重于采取措施来阻止某事发生，而 forestall 则更强调通过抢先行动来阻止某事的发生。

词汇扩充

近义词

prevent, hinder, preclude, obstruct

反义词

permit, allow, facilitate

柯林斯词典

forestall (verb)

If you forestall something, you realize in advance that it may happen and you take action to prevent it.

牛津词典

forestall (verb)

Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.

用法

1. The company took steps to forestall a hostile takeover.

2. The government implemented measures to forestall an economic crisis.

3. She tried to forestall any potential problems by addressing them in advance.

4. The police acted quickly to forestall the protest from turning violent.

5. The team's early goal forestalled any chance of a comeback from their opponents.

6. The company's innovative approach helped them forestall their competitors.

7. The teacher provided extra resources to forestall students from falling behind.

8. He wanted to forestall any criticism by acknowledging his mistakes upfront.

9. The new security measures were put in place to forestall potential threats.

10. They were able to forestall a disaster by evacuating the area in time.

11. The government's actions were seen as an attempt to forestall public unrest.

12. We need to forestall any negative impact on the environment.

13. The team's decisive action forestalled a major crisis.

14. The company's strategy was designed to forestall competitors from gaining market share.

15. The early warnings helped us forestall the spread of the disease.

16. The manager took steps to forestall employee dissatisfaction.

17. They used diplomacy to forestall a potential conflict.

18. The government's new policy aims to forestall corruption.

19. The measures were put in place to forestall a financial crisis.

20. The team's strong defense forestalled the opponent's attacks.