forestall
/fɔːˈstɔːl/verb
with obj.
1- prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time（事先采取行动）防止, 预先阻止：
they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.
为阻止投不信任票, 他们将抢先提出辞呈。
1.1
- act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something抢在（某人）之前采取行动（以防止其做某事）：
she made to rise but Erika forestalled her and got the telephone pad.
她准备起身, 但埃里卡抢先拿起了电话记事本。
1.2
- historical buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price〈史〉为抬价囤积。
派生词
forestaller
nounforestalment
noun词源