forestall

动词 forestall:

1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同义词：prevent, foreclose, preclude, forbid
2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
   同义词：anticipate, foresee, counter

1. She forestalled my plan to meet her.
   她抢在我前面，使我要去接她的计划落了空。

fore.stall

v.tr.（及物动词）
fore.stalled,fore.stall.ing,fore.stalls
To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand.See Synonyms at prevent
领先，抢先：用先发制人的办法排斥、阻碍或防止参见 prevent
To deal with or think of beforehand; anticipate.
先人一着，预料：抢在…的前面行动或考虑；比…先采取行动
To prevent or hinder normal sales in (a market) by buying up merchandise, discouraging persons from bringing their goods to market, or encouraging an increase in prices in goods already on sale.
垄断（市场）：用囤积、阻止正常销售或抬高价格等办法垄断（市场）

来源：
Middle English forestallen [to waylay and rob]
中古英语 forestallen [伏击抢劫]
from forestal [highway robbery, ambush]
源自 forestal [大道抢劫，埋伏]
from Old English foresteall
源自 古英语 foresteall
fore [fore-]
fore [前缀，表.在…之前，领先.]
steall [position] * see stel-
steall [位置] *参见 stel-

【引伸】
forestall.er
n.（名词）
forestall.ment
n.（名词）