pre-empt

英 [ˌpriː ˈempt]

美 [ˌpriː ˈempt]

v.  预先制止; 防止; 避免; 抢在…之前做(或说); 先发制人; 临时取代(广播时间表上的节目)

第三人称单数：pre-empts　

Collins.1

牛津词典

verb

• 预先制止；防止； 避免
  to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it
  1. A good training course will pre-empt many problems.
     良好的培训课程会防止许多问题产生。
• 抢在…之前做（或说）；先发制人
  to do or say sth before sb else does
  1. She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
     她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。
• 临时取代（广播时间表上的节目）
  to replace a planned programme on the television
  1. The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin.
     预先安排好的节目将临时换成特别新闻简报。

柯林斯词典

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 preempt


• VERB 抢先行动；预先制止；先发制人
  If youpre-emptan action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible.
  1. You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign...
     刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。
  2. He pre-empted any decision to sack him...
     他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。
  3. The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
     政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• Many banks, particularly weakened names such as UBS and Citigroup, have had to increase basic pay deals dramatically to pre-empt staff disappointment at the possibility of lower bonuses.
  许多银行（尤其是瑞银和花旗等实力遭到削弱的知名银行）不得不先发制人，大幅提高基本薪资，以防止员工因奖金可能减少而感到失望。
• He pre-empted any decision to sack him
  他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。
• But why pre-empt it, when it is so much more fun – and so much better for marital harmony – not to?
  但为什么要提前过这样的生活，而不这么做将让你生活得更快乐，对于打造和谐的婚姻关系也更有好处？
• Regulators and investors need a better grasp of such flows to pre-empt problems.
  监管者和投资者需要更好地掌握这些流量，才能防患于未然。
• Mourinho then moved quickly to pre-empt speculation that was bound to follow the new addition to the squad.
  穆里尼奥随后很快转入占有先机的带来这个阵容中的新援的转会。
• Iran has indicated that its threat to cut oil supplies to European states in order to pre-empt a European Union oil embargo that comes into effect in July may be only a symbolic one.
  伊朗已暗示，它有关在欧盟（eu）石油禁运生效之前先发制人、切断对欧洲国家石油供应的威胁，可能只不过是说说而已。
• All measures that implicitly pre-empt the establishment of political union are inconsistent and dangerous.
  暗中指向建立政治联盟的所有措施都是相互矛盾而危险的。
• China tried to pre-empt a potential showdown at the upcoming G20 summit yesterday when it warned the other large economies not to use the Toronto meeting as a platform to criticise its currency policy.
  中国昨日警告其它大型经济体，不要把20国集团（G20）多伦多峰会当成批评中国汇率政策的平台，此举可能是一种先发制人的摊牌。
• However, some banks believe that in order to maintain a reputation for financial strength, they need to pre-empt the full impact of the rules, which will be introduced gradually by 2019 and will redefine how the ratios are calculated.
  但是，一些银行认为，要维持财务稳健的声誉，他们必须为新规可能带来的影响做最充分的准备。资本新规将在2019年前逐步推出，并将重新定义资本比率的计算方式。
• The list has been drawn up by regulators under the auspices of the financial stability board, in an effort to pre-empt systemic risks from spreading around the world in any future financial crisis.
  该名单由监管机构在“金融稳定委员会”（financialstabilityboard）的主持下拟定，旨在预防系统性风险在未来金融危机中向全球扩散。