1.阻止
2.垄断,屯积
3.抢先,占先;先下手
1.Many of these consequences will be forestalled by the fact that no other country can yet replace the US at the centre of the global system.
以下事实将会阻止这其中许多结果的发生：那就是迄今为止，尚未有任何其它国家可以替代美国，成为全球体系的核心。
2.His three companions made the introductory gesture of eloquent speech ; but the young man at the door forestalled them .
他的三个伙伴好象准备作长篇演说似的做了个开场的手势；可是门口那个年轻人抢先说话了。
3.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.
你是想说法律比这荒地还要荒芜，不过我替你先说出来了。记住，我替你先说出来了。
4.They forestalled any attempt to steal the jewels by having them moved to a safer place.
他们把珠宝转移到了一个较为安全的地方，阻止了任何偷窃珠宝的企图。
5.One hopes that Syria may not be long now and that you will not be forestalled in Cyprus.
人们希望，叙利亚的事不久就会解决，而且你也不致于在塞浦路斯遇到阻碍。
6.By settling the deal by telephone, Mr. Field had forestalled all his competitors.
费尔德先生用电话谈妥了那次买卖，他比他所有的竞争对手都占先了一步。
7.The reinstatement forestalled a procession to the capital, Islamabad, led by Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister.
这次使其复职，阻止了一场由前总理纳瓦兹·谢里夫（NawazSharif）领导、直奔首都伊斯兰堡（Islamabad）的游行队伍。
8.A further collapse in prices could be forestalled by unexpected supply disruptions.
意料之外的供应中断可能会阻止价格的进一步暴跌。
9.That shareholder wrath can be delayed slightly, but not forestalled indefinitely.
股东愤怒情绪的爆发可能被略微延迟，但不会被无限期地压制。
10.The handset producers well-known in the world overflowed to China, who forestalled Chinese' retail market and contended more market share.
世界知名的手机生产商纷纷进入中国，抢滩中国的终端零售市场，争夺更多的市场份额。