keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" 同义词：prevent, foreclose, preclude, forbid,
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time 同义词：anticipate, foresee, counter,
例句与用法
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To forestall is better than to amend . 与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
2.
He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors . 他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。
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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。
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"mum's right," said meggie firmly, forestalling a chorus of protests from her brothers . “妈妈说得对。”麦琪坚定地抢在她的兄弟们的抗议声之前表示了意见。
5.
One hopes that syria may not be long now and that you will not be forestalled in cyprus . 人们希望，叙利亚的事不久就会解决，而且你也不致于在塞浦路斯遇到阻碍。
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How shrewd and deep must be that mind that would foresee and forestall all the accidents and chances of life . 要能预见并且预防人生中的一切意外和机缘，头脑必须多么精明深邃才行啊。
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Government leaders may grant union demands in order to forestall disorder and to avoid threats of takeovery by others . 政府领导人可能同意工会的要求以防止混乱和避免其他人夺权的威胁。
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His three companions made the introductory gesture of eloquent speech; but the young man at the door forestalled them . 他的三个伙伴好象准备作长篇演说似的做了个开场的手势；可是门口那个年轻人抢先说话了。
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Without what good talk , forestall causes this 没有什么好谈的,这是垄断造成的
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How can disasters be forestalled when designing future metros 未来之设计如何防灾？
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