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单词 pre-emptive
释义
pre-emptive
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/us
/ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/
If something is pre-emptive, it is done before otherpeoplecanact,especiallytopreventthem from doing somethingelse:
抢先的；（尤指）先发制人的
The Treasury hasdecidedtoraiseinterestratesas a pre-emptivemeasureagainstinflation.财政部决定加息，以此作为一项防止通货膨胀的预防性措施。
Theprimeministerauthorizeda pre-emptiveairstrikeagainst therebels.首相批准了对叛乱分子进行空袭，先发制人。
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(Definition ofpre-emptivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pre-emptive| Business English

pre-emptive
adjective
(alsopreemptive)
uk
us
done before someoneelsecanact,especiallytopreventthem doing what they hadplanned:
pre-emptive action/measure/moveThe Treasurydecidedtoraiseinterestratesas a pre-emptivemeasureagainstinflation.
(Definition ofpre-emptivefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpre-emptive

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Thus, he pays particular attention to the role of national governments in reform, and sets out the broad contours ofpre-emptivenational and regional strategies.
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We can conclude that the insidious and purposeful attacks were prompted by what psychologists callpre-emptivecontempt.
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Standard on-far m trials are effective in evaluating 'planned' orpre-emptivestrategies (seed dressing, resistant varieties), provided that the pest is actually present.
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One might term these initial correct responsespre-emptive, since the provision of negative evidence is blocked.
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Thispre-emptivestrategy succeeded in the sense that the issue disappeared from the political agenda.
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The country's leaders viewed this as apre-emptivemove to counter any threats to the ' national unity ' brought about during the long years of struggle.
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Print conglomerates, for example, may offer some news publications aspre-emptivemeasures that make it less profitable for other companies to enter the market.
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This selection bias occurred despitepre-emptiveattempts to reduce it by undertaking interviews both in the daytime and the evening.
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Thesepre-emptivestages substantially and profoundly inform a film composer about the film score before it is written.
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It therefore became possible for him to approve both thepre-emptiveattack and the defence against it as just causes.
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Strong labour potential alone could not explain why the late-authoritarian regimes chosepre-emptive accommodation in response to discontent arising from the worsening of income inequality.
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The discovery of a pretext forpre-emptiveaction was, therefore, essential.
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By alleviating some labour grievances (see footnote 62), selective policies of redistribution and inclusion were implemented to pre-empt labour unrest (pre-emptiveaccommodation).
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Despite the author'spre-emptiveremarks defending the discontinuities in the text (p. 10), in fact the book's length and structure harm is accessibility.
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Furthermore, if the value of the improvements exceeded forty pounds, the land was exempt from conditional sale orpre-emptivelease by others.
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