To forestall is better than to amend.; Prevention is better than cure.
与其补救于已然，不如防范于未然。
We must act now to forestall disaster.
我们现在必须采取行动以防灾难。
First, could it hope to forestall a crisis?
首先，它可以预先阻止危机吗？
We must forestall all the competitors to buy that patent.
我们必须抢在所有竞争对手前买下那个专利。
I left the room to forestall involvements.
我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
But the main reason for action this week was to forestall financial-market panic.
而本周之所以这么做的主要原因是防止金融市场恐慌。
But the main reason for action this week was to forestall financial-market panic.
而本周之所以这么做的主要原因是防止金融市场恐慌。
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