動詞 forestall:

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

1. She forestalled my plan to meet her.
   她搶在我前面，使我要去接她的計劃落了空。

fore.stall

v.tr.（及物動詞）
fore.stalled,fore.stall.ing,fore.stalls
To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand.See Synonyms at prevent
領(lǐng)先，搶先：用先發(fā)制人的辦法排斥、阻礙或防止參見 prevent
To deal with or think of beforehand; anticipate.
先人一著，預(yù)料：搶在…的前面行動或考慮；比…先采取行動
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.
壟斷（市場）：用囤積、阻止正常銷售或抬高價格等辦法壟斷（市場）

來源：
Middle English forestallen [to waylay and rob]
中古英語 forestallen [伏擊搶劫]
from forestal [highway robbery, ambush]
源自 forestal [大道搶劫，埋伏]
from Old English foresteall
源自 古英語 foresteall
fore [fore-]
fore [前綴，表.在…之前，領(lǐng)先.]
steall [position] * see stel-
steall [位置] *參見 stel-

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