pre-empting
present participle ofpre-empt
| 单词 | pre-empting |
| 释义 | pre-empting present participle ofpre-empt pre-empt verb[T] uk/ˌpriːˈempt/us/ˌpriːˈempt/to do or say something before someone so that you maketheirwords oractionsunnecessaryor noteffective: Theministerheldapressconferenceinorderto pre-emptcriticismin thenewspapers. US toreplaceonetelevisionprogrammewith another, usually moreimportantone: All thenetworkspre-emptedtheirregularschedulestobroadcastnewsof thehijacking. Planning, expecting and arranging
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Replacing and exchanging Examplesofpre-emptingpre-empting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This necessarily required making some compromises andpre-emptingopposition. From theCambridge English Corpus This strategy has been successful so far inpre-emptingdemands for increased autonomy or citizenship rights. From theCambridge English Corpus It may be prompted when it is irrelevant or ineffective, and so does no good while perhapspre-empting a less easily prompted response that would actually have worked. From theCambridge English Corpus It was at this level that the jobber was particularly effective in managing the workers' discontents, inpre-emptingstrikes, or if they occurred, in breaking them. From theCambridge English Corpus When a monarchical authoritarian regime opens political space for social mobilization by instigating a political opening, the regime may be eitherpre-emptingor responding to opposition demands. From theCambridge English Corpus That can mean a dramatic increase in the running costs of major schools and apre-emptingof education expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see how my noble friend can interpret this in any way aspre-emptingparliamentary scrutiny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The accusation ispre-empting; that is what we are accused of. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend illustrates very well that we should not bepre-emptingor prescribing the work of the commission. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been criticised for not making up its mind, for being long on questions and short on answers and also forpre-emptingdecisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not wish to find that certain airlines that come first in the queue arepre-emptingspace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were pressed to introduce the regulations to prevent some landowners frompre-emptingregulations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He would not bepre-emptingfuture decisions which must be taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is vital that there is not apre-emptingof the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notpre-emptingconsultation and neither is my amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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