forestalling

基本解释

Without rules, the international monetary and financial system is incapable of forestalling crises, financial bubbles and the widening of imbalances.
没有规则，国际货币金融体系就不能阻止危机、金融泡沫和贸易失衡的进一步扩大。
A big factor forestalling a British withdrawal is the prospect of an American military build-up to turn the tide, just as happened in Iraq with the surge of 2007.
阻碍撤军的一个重要因素在于美国正考虑在阿富汗军事集结，以扭转局势，如2007年伊拉克战争。
His plan calls for identifying all the components that cause human tissue to age, and designing remedies for each of them — forestalling disease and eventually pushing back death.
根据他的方案，所有引起人类组织器官衰老的因素应该被找出来，而后一一为它们设计治疗方案--阻止疾病发生进而远离死亡。

As noted above, forestalling the purchase of a home typically allows for greater current income and more personal liquidity.
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This provides a useful distraction at home, without forestalling the growth Dr Mahathir needs to feed the government's patronage machine.
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If you forestall someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.