forestall
词根词缀:
forestall v. 预防
fore 预先 + stall 放 → 预先放 → 预防
install v. 安装;就职
in 进入 + stall 放 → 放入 → 安装
installation n. 安装;就职
install 安装;就职 + ation 行为,过程,状态,结果 → 安装;就职
installment n. 安装;分期付款
install 安装;就职 + ment 表名词 → 放进 → 安装
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
We will strengthen financial supervision and control, and forestall and defuse financial risks.
加强和改进金融监管,防范和化解金融风险。
These are all international efforts to forestall a financial crisis.
这些是预先阻止金融危机的,国际化努力。
The 1933 Glass-Steagall act finally banned all payments on demand deposits by most American banks to forestall ruinous competition.
后来,1933年的《格拉斯-斯蒂格尔法案》(Glass-Steagall Act)禁止大部分美国银行支付活期存款利息,以防范破坏性的竞争。
In my last position we were able to forestall a potential lawsuit.
我在之前的公司曾阻止了一次潜在的诉讼。
It can also forestall sibling conflicts that may follow a parent's death.
它还能避免父母死后兄弟姐妹之间的冲突。
As if to forestall any more questions, he began to jog through the sand.
象是为了免得对方再多问似的,他索性在沙滩上小跑起来。