| 释义 |
fore·stall /fɔːˈstɔːl/
vt.
1. (用先发制人的手段)预先阻止
Ministers resigned en masse to forestall MPs going ahead with the vote. 部长们集体辞职以阻止下院议员们投票。
2. 抢在…之前采取行动
forestall one's competitors 比竞争者占先一步
3. (旧时以囤积)垄断(市场)；(为抬价)囤积(商品)
4. 〈废〉拦截；阻挡
[<ME forestallen to waylay < OE foresteall ambush, prevention] |