pre-empt

美 [pri'empt] 　英 [priː'empt]

v.预先制止；防止；避免；抢在…之前做（或说）
网络先占；先发制人；抢先取得

词形变化

第三人称单数：pre-empts 现在分词：pre-empting 过去式：pre-empted

英汉双解

1.	~ sth 预先制止；防止；避免to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it

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。

2.	~ sb/sth 抢在…之前做（或说）；先发制人to do or say sth before sb else does

She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.

她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。

3.	~ sth 临时取代（电视节目表上的节目）to replace a planned programme on the television

The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin.

预定的节目将临时换成特别新闻简报。

英汉解释

v.	1. 〈比喻〉先占,先取 2. 以先买权取得 3. 〈美〉为取得先买权预先占据(公地) 4. (桥牌中)先发制人地叫牌

英英解释

to do something that makes it pointless or impossible for somebody else to do what he or she intended

to occupy public land in order to have the right to buy it later

to take the place of something, especially of something less important

in bridge, to make a bid intended to prevent further bidding

to do or say something that stops someone else’s plan or action

例句

The Germans have long feared that the French government planned to squeeze them out of Areva, and may have decided to pre-empt such a move.

长久以来，德国一直害怕法国政府会计划将他们排挤出阿海珐。于是他们便可能决定抢先一步。

Some observers said the announcement could be a tactical move to pre-empt criticism of China's human rights record over the next year.

部分观察家表示，上述声明可能是一种先声夺人的战术，旨在防堵今后一年期间针对中国人权记录的批评。

To pre-empt that, some people believe he might call a snap election and run on the strength of his reform plans.

一些人认为菅直人可能呼吁快速选举并不断宣传他的改革计划的优点以占得先机。

I self-monitor and watch out for early changes in my mood and thinking, to try to pre-empt the worst of an episode.

对自我思想和心境的早期改变，我处处留心并控制好它们，试图将最坏的事情遏制在萌芽状态。

There's certainly a reason that the U. S. government called allies to warn of forthcoming WikiLeaks launches and pre-empt the damage.

美国政府确实有理由去提醒盟友提防未来维基泄密的发布，预先防止损害。

It can be seen as an attempt to pre-empt moves in Brussels to question the very principles of shareholder capitalism.

这可以看作是用来对付来自布鲁塞尔的股东资本主义相应原则挑战的先行措施。

I hope these efforts to strengthen the financial systems are enough to pre-empt another debilitating financial crisis in the region.

我希望各个经济体系在巩固本身金融制度所作出的努力，足以抵御区内可能发生的另一个金融危机。

A volley of statements from Asia on Thursday seemed designed to pre-empt any hasty appointment of a European.

周四来自亚洲国家的一系列声明似乎旨在防止任何匆忙任命欧洲候选人的决定。

Barack Obama and Congress can pre-empt such corrosive uncertainty with a plan to reduce the deficit now.

这种不确定性带来的损害将逐步显现。奥巴马与国会可立即制订削减赤字计划，未雨绸缪地予以应对。

Finally, the foundations of EU economic governance must be strengthened to pre-empt crises.

最后，我们必须抢在危机之前加强欧盟经济治理的基础。

When done badly, it can pre-empt or terminate such a relationship.

如果做得不好，它就会终结此关系。

First, we must seize every opportunity to protect populations and pre-empt adverse effects on health.

首先，我们必须抓住每一个机会，以保护人民并先发制人，防止对卫生带来的不利影响。

We won't pre-empt the outcome, but safety will be our main concern in making decisions.

我们不会预先干扰结果的产生，但我们在作出决策时，首要考虑安全问题。

Morgan Stanley has sought to pre-empt new rules capping cash pay-outs on Wall Street, deferring 60 per cent of employees' 2010 bonuses.

摩根士丹利（MorganStanley）宣布延迟支付2010年员工奖金的60%，试图绕开即将出台的限制华尔街现金奖金的新规。

That allows them to anticipate and pre-empt the intrusion of water into their wells, say, or the failure of equipment.

换言之，也就是他们得以未雨绸缪，能预知水侵入他们的水井干扰和一台设备损坏和在此发生前抢先采取行动。

The good news is that managers who know their employees well enough can potentially pre-empt these exits.

但好消息是，对手下足够了解的管理者能预先感知到员工的离职倾向。

To pre-empt that it is essential that you make the school fully aware of the situation.

为了先发制人，你让学校完全了解情况很必要。

Companies that prefer to pre-empt that can do so.

那些愿意主动改进的企业，可以采取相应措施。

The Chinese dominion to Nansha sea area in pre-empt principle

试以先占原则探析中国对南沙海域的主权

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