O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm.
奥利里想去开门,但是邦伯里抢先一把摁住了他的胳膊。
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She nodded almost imperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but Snape forestalled her.
她几乎不易察觉地点了点头,张开嘴想说话, 但斯内普抢先阻止了她.
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By settling the deal by telephone, Mr. Field had forestalled all his competitors.
费尔德先生用电话谈妥了那次买卖, 他比他所有的竞争对手都占先了一步.
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We forestalled the attempt to steal the jewels by having them removed.
我们抢在偷盗珠宝的图谋得逞之前将它们转移了.
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