英语词汇“forestall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

It takes a bit of planning to forestall something, meaning stop it from happening. To forestall the effects of aging, exercise and take care of your health all your life.

You can break the word forestall into parts to figure out its meaning. The prefix fore is one you've seen in words like forewarn, which means "to warn in advance." And you probably know that stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way, to try to prevent or put off something you don't want to happen.

WORD FAMILY

forestall: forestalled, forestalling, forestalls+/forestalling: forestallings/stall: forestall, stalled, stalling, stalls/stalling: stallings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Some historians worry that Mr. Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor will forestall broader atonement for Japan’s wartime aggression in Asia.

New York Times(Dec 24, 2016)

Some historians worry that Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor will forestall broader atonement for Japan’s wartime aggression in Asia.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

But it may mean that doctors catch a serious or preventable problem early and forestall further decline.

Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)

1v keep from happening or arising; make impossible

Syn|Hypo

forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent

make unnecessary, save

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

block, halt, kibosh, stop

stop from happening or developing

stonewall

obstruct or hinder any discussion

disappoint, let down

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

embargo

prevent commerce

filibuster

obstruct deliberately by delaying

check

block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

hang

prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

bottleneck

slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

dash

destroy or break

short-circuit

hamper the progress of; impede

ruin

destroy or cause to fail

stay

stop a judicial process

2v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Syn|Hyper

anticipate, counter, foresee

act, move

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

单词	forestall
释义	forestall (once / 2194 pages) v It takes a bit of planning to forestall something, meaning stop it from happening. To forestall the effects of aging, exercise and take care of your health all your life. You can break the word forestall into parts to figure out its meaning. The prefix fore is one you've seen in words like forewarn, which means "to warn in advance." And you probably know that stall means "delay." So to forestall is to stall in advance, or put another way, to try to prevent or put off something you don't want to happen. WORD FAMILY forestall: forestalled, forestalling, forestalls+/forestalling: forestallings/stall: forestall, stalled, stalling, stalls/stalling: stallings USAGE EXAMPLES Some historians worry that Mr. Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor will forestall broader atonement for Japan’s wartime aggression in Asia. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Some historians worry that Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor will forestall broader atonement for Japan’s wartime aggression in Asia. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) But it may mean that doctors catch a serious or preventable problem early and forestall further decline. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1v keep from happening or arising; make impossible Syn\|Hypo forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent make unnecessary, save make unnecessary an expenditure or effort avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of block, halt, kibosh, stop stop from happening or developing stonewall obstruct or hinder any discussion disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of embargo prevent commerce filibuster obstruct deliberately by delaying check block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck slow down or impede by creating an obstruction dash destroy or break short-circuit hamper the progress of; impede ruin destroy or cause to fail stay stop a judicial process 2v act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Syn\|Hyper anticipate, counter, foresee act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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