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forestall + noun phrase
直接接名词或名词短语，表示阻止某事发生。
The company forestalled a takeover by issuing new shares.
该公司通过发行新股预先阻止了收购。
防止；预防；阻止
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防止；预防；阻止
To prevent or hinder something by taking action in advance; to avert.
The company forestalled a takeover by issuing new shares.
该公司通过发行新股预先阻止了收购。
通过预防或预先措施阻止、延迟或阻碍某事；避免。
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
排除或阻止发生,使不可能。
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
预料；先见之明地行动。
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
剥夺(与of连用)。
To deprive (with of).
forestall
Base
原形
forestalls
3rd person
第三人称单数
forestalling
-ing
现在分词
forestalled
Past
过去式
forestalled
Past participle
过去分词
She forestalls problems by planning ahead.
她通过提前计划来预先阻止问题。
They forestalled the crisis with quick action.
他们通过迅速行动预先阻止了危机。
He is forestalling any potential issues.
他正在预先阻止任何潜在问题。
动词形式规则变化
They installed security cameras to forestall any potential theft.
他们安装了监控摄像头以预先阻止任何潜在的盗窃行为。
The quick intervention forestalled a major crisis.
迅速的干预阻止了一场重大危机。
By preparing early, she is forestalling last-minute problems.
通过提前准备，她正在预防最后关头的问题。
直接接名词或名词短语，表示阻止某事发生。
The company forestalled a takeover by issuing new shares.
该公司通过发行新股预先阻止了收购。
接动名词短语作宾语，表示阻止某个动作发生。
Investors tried to forestall losing money by selling early.
投资者试图通过早点卖出预先阻止亏损。
使用by引出实现阻止的方式。
They forestalled his resignation by offering a promotion.
他们通过提供升职预先阻止了他的辞职。
Not this
The forestall of the problem was necessary.
Use this
Forestalling the problem was necessary.
Forestall 是动词，不能直接用作名词。应使用动名词 forestalling 作为名词形式。
Not this
He forestalled from the accident by braking early.
Use this
He forestalled the accident by braking early.
Forestall 是及物动词，后直接跟宾语，不需要介词 from。与 prevent from 的搭配混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
预防危机
The government acted quickly to forestall a crisis.
政府迅速采取行动以预防危机。
先发制人地避免批评
She released the report early to forestall criticism.
她提前发布报告以先发制人地避免批评。
阻止收购
The company issued new shares to forestall a takeover.
公司发行新股以阻止收购。
抢先应对竞争
They lowered prices to forestall competition from new entrants.
他们降低价格以抢先应对新进入者的竞争。
预先消除反对意见
He addressed the concerns upfront to forestall objections.
他事先解决这些关切以预先消除反对意见。
Use forestall naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 fore(预先) + stall(停住)：在事前先“停住”它，就是抢先阻止、防患未然。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal and business discourse forestall 通常用于正式语体，多出现在书面文件、法律或商务讨论中，表示提前采取行动以防止某事发生。口语中较少使用，常用 prevent 或 stop 代替。
These words all rhyme with the stressed syllable /stɔːl/ of 'forestall'. Beware the lookalike 'forest' /ˈfɒrɪst/, which begins with the same letters but sounds completely different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.