preempt
preempt 英 [prɪ'empt] 美 [priˈɛmpt]
vt. 先占；先取；以先买权获得
进行时:preempting 过去式:preempted 过去分词:preempted 第三人称单数:preempts 名词复数:preempts
- If everyone at the lunch meeting is vying for the last roast beef sandwich, but you grab it first, you preempt your colleagues from getting it. Let them eat liverwurst. Preempt means to displace or take something before others can.
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- vt. 先占；先取；以先买权获得
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1. We arrived early at the theatre so as to preempt the front seats.
我们早早来到剧院，以便捷足先登占到前排座位。
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2. Mr. Williams doesn't want to preempt his investigation but says he believes the likely cause was complications due to pregnancy.
威廉姆斯并不想对他的调查下先入为主的判断，但他说，他认为可能的原因是由于怀孕导致的并发症。
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3. In 2009, the United States government launched the Emerging Pandemic Threats programme to “preempt or combat diseases that could cause future pandemics”.
2009年，美国政府发起新发大流行威胁规划，以此“抢先或抵御可能在未来导致大流行的疾病”。
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