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单词 pre-empt
释义
pre-empt
verb[T]
uk
/ˌpriːˈempt/us
/ˌpriːˈempt/
to do or say something before someone so that you maketheirwords oractionsunnecessaryor noteffective:
抢在…之前说话（或行动）；预先制止
Theministerheldapressconferenceinorderto pre-emptcriticismin thenewspapers.部长召开了记者招待会，旨在先发制人，预先防备各报纸的指责批评。
US
toreplaceonetelevisionprogrammewith another, usually moreimportantone:
代替，取代（电视节目）
All thenetworkspre-emptedtheirregularschedulestobroadcastnewsof thehijacking.所有的电视网都取消了安排好的节目，转而播放劫机的新闻。
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Planning, expecting and arranging
  • accidentally
  • accidentally on purposeidiom
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  • advisedly
  • aim atsomething
  • bargain
  • I might have knownidiom
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  • insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
  • in the pipelineidiom
  • in the worksidiom
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  • put the cart before the horseidiom
  • puttheirheads togetheridiom
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  • reckon onsomething
  • settle
  • sleeve
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(Definition ofpre-emptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pre-empt| Business English

pre-empt
verb[T]
(alsopreempt)
uk
/ˌpriːˈempt/us
to do or say something before someoneelsedoes,especiallytopreventthem doing or saying what they hadplannedor topreventtheiractionbeingeffective:
Thegroupraiseditsofferin anattemptto pre-empt apossiblecounterbid from arival.
(Definition ofpre-emptfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpre-empt

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In the preface to this book the authorspre-emptsome of the criticisms they feel may be made by potential reviewers.
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Nor is it enough to merelypre-emptcriticism; it is also necessary to develop a different narrative by situating arguments within space and time.
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The good architect's intuition guides him or her to think around the corner andpre-emptproblems.
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They had attempted topre-emptnegative criticism of his works by turning potential weaknesses into strengths.
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His reserves of data and referencespre-emptor deter the more obvious forms of attack.
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Then the exotic must be tamed and dressedup in order topre-emptany evocation of the enemy within.
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It would be unfair topre-emptfull publication of this work, and a short summary would do violence to the nuance of its analysis.
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The open loop solution overlooks strategic responses,7 in which playerspre-emptthe opponents by extracting more (strategic externality).
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The primary goal of many developing states is to maintain social control andpre-emptchallenges to the state.
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Given these changes, it is hard to justify mandatory public voting in order topre-emptmorally wrongful voting.
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Given the constant threat of voter mobilisation, policymakers have an incentive topre-emptdissent by formulating policies that do not alienate diffuse interests.
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Technology has come topre-emptthe judgment of the clinician (45;43, 34).
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If so, some of these children would meet with undeserved catastrophes, such as early disability or death, which wouldpre-emptfair moral testing.
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It is leaders who anticipate a future downturn whopre-emptthe decline by calling early elections.
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The subjects also demonstrated many insights into the usefulness of proactive strategies to control the communication interaction andpre-empta breakdown.
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