Forestall
[fɔː'stɔːl]
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. [1]. Anticipate, foretaste, antedate, take in advance.[2]. Engross, monopolize, regrate, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices).
校對:韦恩
同義詞及反義詞:
[See ANTICIPATION]
整理:康拉德
解釋/意思:
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/造句/用法:
- 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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- And he darted to the elevator to forestall the two women. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I would not come near you, because I would not forestall it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- 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. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The popular fear of engrossing and forestalling may be compared to the popular terrors and suspicions of witchcraft. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I know it was a slight knowledge,' said Mr Meagles, dexterously forestalling an angry interruption which he saw about to break. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Her light grey eyes wandered continually from one to the other, noting every little want and forestalling it if possible. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- On reflection, I shrank from forestalling her in the double luxury of surprising and forgiving him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I intended to tell you myself, but now he has forestalled me. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- But it happened that the manager of the office had a relative who was just completing a similar instrument, and Edison had forestalled him. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- 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. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- It was a match which Sir Thomas's wishes had even forestalled. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
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