forestall fɒ:'stɒ:l
释义
vt. 预先阻止, 先...一步行动, 占先一步, 垄断, 阻碍
[法] 先采取行动预防或阻止, 垄断
英文释义
v keep from happening or arising; make impossible
v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
词形变化
第三人称单数: forestalls 现在分词: forestalling 过去式: forestalled 过去分词: forestalled
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