forestalling

名词 forestalling:

1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
   同义词：obviation, preclusion

动词 forestall:

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