Forestall
[fɔː'stɔːl]
解释:
(v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.
(v. t.) To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.
(v. t.) To deprive; -- with of.
(v. t.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
手打:斯坦
同义词及近义词:
v. a. [1]. Anticipate, foretaste, antedate, take in advance.[2]. Engross, monopolize, regrate, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices).
校对:韦恩
同义词及反义词:
[See ANTICIPATION]
整理:康拉德
解释:
v.t. to buy up the whole stock of goods before they are brought to market so as to sell again at higher prices: to anticipate.—ns. Forestall′er one who forestalls; Forestall′ing the act of buying provisions before they come to the market in order to raise the price: anticipation: prevention.
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例句:
- In New York the question of permanency was of paramount importance, and the other contingencies were sure to arise as well as conditions more easy to imagine than to forestall. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- And he darted to the elevator to forestall the two women. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- I would not come near you, because I would not forestall it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Now you are going to say something about law being the worst wilderness of the two, but I forestall you; remember, I have forestalled you. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- The popular fear of engrossing and forestalling may be compared to the popular terrors and suspicions of witchcraft. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- I know it was a slight knowledge,' said Mr Meagles, dexterously forestalling an angry interruption which he saw about to break. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Her light grey eyes wandered continually from one to the other, noting every little want and forestalling it if possible. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- On reflection, I shrank from forestalling her in the double luxury of surprising and forgiving him. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I intended to tell you myself, but now he has forestalled me. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- But it happened that the manager of the office had a relative who was just completing a similar instrument, and Edison had forestalled him. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- Now you are going to say something about law being the worst wilderness of the two, but I forestall you; remember, I have forestalled you. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- It was a match which Sir Thomas's wishes had even forestalled. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
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