| 释义 |
forestall/fɔ:ˈstɔ:l/v. tr. 1 act in advance of in order to prevent 在…之前行动以阻止，预先阻止 2 anticipate (the action of another, or an event) 抢在(另一个人或某事件)之前行动 3 anticipate the action of 先于…行动 4 deal with beforehand 预先处理 5 hist. buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price [史义] (为抬价获利而)囤积(货物) □ forestaller n.□ forestalment n.[Middle English in sense 5: cf. Anglo-Latin forestallare from Old English foresteall ‘an ambush’ (as FORE-, STALL1)] |