| 单词 | forestall |
| 释义 | forestall v.tr. 1. act in advance of in order to prevent. 2. anticipate (the action of another, or an event). 3. anticipate the action of. 4. deal with beforehand. 5. hist. buy up (goods) in order to profit by an enhanced price. Derivatives forestaller n. forestalment n. Etymology: ME in sense 5: cf. AL forestallare f. OE foresteall an ambush (as FORE-, STALL) |
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