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forestallUK:*/fɔːrˈstɔːl/US:/fɔrˈstɔl/ ,(fōr stôl′, fôr-)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 forestall [sth] vtr (prevent, thwart)预先阻止；提前阻止The government was able to forestall the terrorist attack using intelligence gathered by spies.政府能够利用间谍收集的情报来提前阻止恐怖袭击。 forestall [sb] vtr (anticipate, act before)先发制人；赶在…之前行动Gretchen forestalled her parents by creating a diversion.格雷琴在父母发现前成功地转移了他们的注意力。 |