| 单词 | preempt |
| 释义 | preempt verb[T] us/priˈempt/topreventsomething fromhappeningby takingactionfirst: Statelawspreemptedlocalgovernmentsfromrestrictingnewspaperdisplays. If abroadcastis preempted, it isreplacedby another, usually moreimportantbroadcast: OnestationpreempteditsFridaynightscheduletotelevisethe highschoolplayoffs. preemptiveadjective[not gradable](alsopre-emptive)us/priˈemp·tɪv/ a preemptiveairstrikeon anenemybase Examplesofpreemptpreempt This naturally leads landowners to substitute their forested areas for pasture as a means topreemptthe invasion. From theCambridge English Corpus But there is some reason to think hate speech often not only preempts immediate reply but also discourages targets from participation in public deliberations. From theCambridge English Corpus The policy covered only the workers of medium-to-large industrial firms and the government's motive was topreemptthe appeal of socialism. From theCambridge English Corpus The present experiment provided the first assessment of the effectiveness of preempting suppletive forms in blocking argument structure overgeneralization errors. From theCambridge English Corpus In this section we enrich the framework in order to study the interaction between the possibility of early revelation and of investment being preempted. From theCambridge English Corpus I'd like to do something about it, topreemptit before it preempts another night of sleep. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, communities try topreemptthe field of contestants by building an early and, if possible, high quality effort. From theCambridge English Corpus In general, therefore, hateful speech does notpreemptfurther speech, whereas conflating pain and harm simply begs the question in favor of political regulation. From theCambridge English Corpus Claims attempt topreemptrights for the speaker. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only did the administrative reform movementpreemptincreases in monitoring resources, it also cut into existent resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Do begging-letters, for instance, attempt to evade a physical approach that would somehow preclude orpreemptcondescension? From theCambridge English Corpus They often interrupt orpreempta thought in order to show enthusiasm or involvement, expecting the other person to do the same. From theCambridge English Corpus Our moral imperative is to relieve suffering, not topreemptthe end of life. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the male speakers used informatives to defend their topic control andpreemptattempts to take control by female speakers. From theCambridge English Corpus It is therefore most like self-initiated self-repair where it is preempting another's possible interpretation of the action's timing as reparable. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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