verb🔗Share未然に防ぐ, 先手を打つ, 阻止するTo prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert."Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action."フレッドは迅速な行動で災害を未然に防いだ。actionplanpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share阻止する、妨げるTo preclude or bar from happening, render impossible."The heavy rain forestalled our picnic in the park. "大雨のため、公園でのピクニックは阻止された。actioneventpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share買い占める, 独占するTo purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price."The wealthy merchant forestalled the entire grain harvest in the village, leaving the villagers with no choice but to buy from him at inflated prices. "裕福な商人は村の穀物収穫をすべて買い占め、村人たちは彼から高値で買うしかなくなった。businesseconomycommercefinanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share未然に防ぐ, 先んじるTo anticipate, to act foreseeingly."Example: "Knowing the traffic would be bad, she left early and forestalled being late for her appointment." "交通渋滞がひどいと分かっていたので、彼女は早く出発し、予約に遅れるのを未然に防いだ。actionplanachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share奪う, 防ぐTo deprive (with of)."The early frost forestalled the farmer of his apple harvest. "早い霜が、農夫のリンゴの収穫を奪った。actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share妨げる, 阻止する, 遮断するTo obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market."The fallen tree forestalled our progress down the narrow dirt road, forcing us to turn back. "倒木が狭い未舗装道路での私たちの進みを妨げ、引き返すことを余儀なくされました。actiontrafficlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
