preempt

英

美

网络  抢占; 先占; 取代; 占先; 抢先

过去分词：preempted　过去式：preempted　第三人称单数：preempts　现在分词：preempting　

GRE

BNC.34833 / COCA.14157

英英释义

noun

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

verb

• make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
• acquire for oneself before others can do so
• gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
• take the place of or have precedence over
  1. live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
  2. discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
  Synonym:displace

双语例句

• Another approach is to preempt errors.
  还有一种方法，就是先行修改这些错误。
• This matters to equity markets, which try to preempt economic turns.
  这对股票市场是意义重大的，因为股市总是试图超前经济形势的转折点。
• If the cards reveal things that we don't want to see, then we are prepared to prevent and preempt them, which we have the power to do.
  如果有时牌面上带出了我们不想看到的讯息，那我们就可以做好预备去防止或甚而先发制人。
• The Clean Water Act expressly provides that it does not preempt more stringent state law.
  《洁净水法案》明确规定，该法并不先占更为严格的州法律。
• We want to preempt that from happening.
  我们希望抢先阻止此情况发生。
• The federal securities laws preempt the State Blue Sky Laws.
  联邦证券法优先于州蓝天法。
• Conducting covert action at the direction of the President to preempt threats or achieve US policy objectives.
  秘密行动时？进行方向的先占的总统的政策目标或达到我们的威胁。
• I'll try not to preempt what Alan is going to say.
  我不打算阻止艾伦说话。
• And in so far as it is possible for me, to try to preempt what that impact or effect might be in the sense of trying to figure out whether or not it will have an impact on you and what it might be.
  只要有可能，我就会通过自己对诗歌的感受，来试图推断这首诗，是否会对读者产生冲击，会产生怎样的冲击。
• He released a statement designed to preempt criticism.
  他发表了一份声明，意在封杀批评。