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forestall

C2 verb

forestall /fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/ nghĩa là ngăn chặn, phòng ngừa

Các nghĩa

  1. ngăn chặn, phòng ngừa

    To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

    transitive

    Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.

  2. loại trừ, làm cho không thể xảy ra

    To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.

    transitive

    In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.

  3. đón đầu, dự liệu trước

    To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

    What need a man forestall his date of grief, / And run to meet what he would most avoid?

  4. tước đoạt

    To deprive (with of).

    All the better; may / This night forestall him of the coming day!

  5. chặn đường, cản trở

    To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

    uk

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