pre-empt

英 [ˌpriː ˈempt]

美 [ˌpriː ˈempt]

v.  预先制止; 防止; 避免; 抢在…之前做(或说); 先发制人; 临时取代(广播时间表上的节目)

第三人称单数：pre-empts　

Collins.1

牛津词典

verb

• 预先制止；防止； 避免
  to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it
  1. A good training course will pre-empt many problems.
     良好的培训课程会防止许多问题产生。
• 抢在…之前做（或说）；先发制人
  to do or say sth before sb else does
  1. She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
     她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。
• 临时取代（广播时间表上的节目）
  to replace a planned programme on the television
  1. The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin.
     预先安排好的节目将临时换成特别新闻简报。

柯林斯词典

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 preempt


• VERB 抢先行动；预先制止；先发制人
  If youpre-emptan action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible.
  1. You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign...
     刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。
  2. He pre-empted any decision to sack him...
     他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。
  3. The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
     政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。

英英释义

noun

• a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
  Synonym:preemptive bidpreempt

双语例句

• Many banks, particularly weakened names such as UBS and Citigroup, have had to increase basic pay deals dramatically to pre-empt staff disappointment at the possibility of lower bonuses.
  许多银行（尤其是瑞银和花旗等实力遭到削弱的知名银行）不得不先发制人，大幅提高基本薪资，以防止员工因奖金可能减少而感到失望。
• Regulators and investors need a better grasp of such flows to pre-empt problems.
  监管者和投资者需要更好地掌握这些流量，才能防患于未然。
• This will allow both citizens and governments to monitor and remedy any disturbance in water quality and pre-empt potential health risks due to water contamination.
  这可以让公民和政府监测和纠正水质的失调，并抢先避免水污染造成的健康风险。
• Mourinho then moved quickly to pre-empt speculation that was bound to follow the new addition to the squad.
  穆里尼奥随后很快转入占有先机的带来这个阵容中的新援的转会。
• Finally, the foundations of EU economic governance must be strengthened to pre-empt crises.
  最后，我们必须抢在危机之前加强欧盟经济治理的基础。
• Companies that prefer to pre-empt that can do so.
  那些愿意主动改进的企业，可以采取相应措施。
• The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
  政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。
• They see a mercantilist China single-mindedly moving to pre-empt world oil supplies.
  他们看到，具有重商主义倾向的中国正在一门心思地抢占世界石油供应。
• In a bid to pre-empt their competitors, they have reduced the price of many of their refrigerators.
  为了在投标中抢在对手前面，他们已经将他们的许多冰箱降低了价格。
• A shop or factory where people work long hours for poor pay. The workers took control of the factory in order to pre-empt its sale by the owners.
  工人工作时间长而报酬很低的工厂。工人们先发制人接管了工厂以阻止厂主将工厂出售。