forestall
[fɔ:'stɔ:l]
v.领先, 占先一步, 先发制人
例句与用法:
She forestalled my plan to meet her.
她抢在我前面,使我要去接她的计划落了空。
词形变化:
名词: forestaller | 动词过去式: forestalled | 动词过去分词: forestalled | 动词现在分词: forestalling | 动词第三人称单数: forestalls |
详细释义:
vt.
抢先行动以破坏(或阻止); 先发制(人)
I left the room to forestall involvements.
我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed.
我们抢在偷盗珠宝的图谋得逞之前将它们转移了。