大批警察在广场上以预先阻止任何游行示威。

Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

尽量预见你的孩子会干什么，并预先阻止问题发生。

Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.

《牛津词典》

首先，它可以预先阻止危机吗？

First, could it hope to forestall a crisis?

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These are all international efforts to forestall a financial crisis.

这些是预先阻止金融危机的,国际化努力。

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