| 单词 | pre-empt |
| 释义 | ☞ preemptpre-empt /priempt/ [transitive] (rather formal, especially written) to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it; to do or say sth before sb else does it预先阻止；防止；抢在⋯之前做（或说）◆the government announced it had pre-empted a coup attempt.政府宣布已经制止了一次政变企图。◆i do not want to pre-empt anything that the treasurer is going to say.我不想抢先透露财政部长讲话的任何内容。pre-empt/pri ˈempt ||; prɪ ˈɛmpt/verb [t] (formal 正式) 1. to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it 预先制止或防止: ◇her departure pre-empted any further questions. 她的离去使别人无法再追问下去。◇a good training course will pre-empt many problems. 一门好的培训课程可以防止许多问题。 2. to do or say sth before sb else does 抢在某人前面做某事；先发制人: ◇she was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her. 她正打算道歉，他却先道歉了。 pre-empt/priˈempt ||; prɪˈɛmpt/verb[t] 1. to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it 防止；避免: ◇her departure pre-empted any further questions. 她的离去避免了任何新的提问。 2. to do or say sth before sb else does 抢在…之前做﹙或说﹚: ◇she was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her. 她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。 3. to replace a planned programme on television 临时取代﹙电视节目单上的节目﹚: ◇‘roseanne’ will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin. 《罗西恩》将会临时换成特别新闻简报。 pre-empt /prɪ`ɛmpt; priˈempt/v [t]to make what someone else has planned to do unnecessary or not effective by doing something first 抢先，先发制人:◇the company pre-empted the strike by offering workers an immediate pay increase. 公司抢先给工人加了工资，制止了罢工。 |
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