forestall
forestall v. (1)(英格兰古法)拦路；拦截行人 (2)拦阻佃户(前往其田地) (3)阻碍贸易 (4)拦截鹿之归路(→forestalling the market)
FORESTALL
forestall
forestall (for-stawl), vb. 1. To prevent (an event, result, etc.). 2. Hist. To intercept or obstruct (as a person on a royal highway). 3. Hist. To prevent (a tenant) from coming on the premises. 4. Hist. To intercept (as a deer reentering a forest). 5. Hist. To buy (goods) for the purpose of reselling at