Word · Frequency #34833
preempt
抢先获得;先取;占先
核心释义
to get or take something for yourself before anyone else can
- 1.
抢先占有。
To appropriate first.
- 2.
取代或替换(因优先级更高等)。
To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).
- 3.
先发制人,预防或抢先行动。
To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
- 4.
通过优先购买权获得(土地等)。
To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
- 5.
在桥牌中作先发制人叫牌。
To make a preemptive bid at bridge.
取代;优先于;取得优先购买权;先买(尤其指土地);抢先占有。;取代或替换(因优先级更高等)。;先发制人,预防或抢先行动。
用法In use
The station preempted the sitcom to broadcast the mayor's press conference.
用法提示:preempt 作及物动词,过去式,表示“优先于、取代”,后接被替换的节目。
An urgent client request preempted our lunch break.
用法提示:preempt 在此表示“优先于、挤掉”,作及物动词,主语为占据优先地位的事物。
The teacher warned that mobile phones should never preempt real conversations.
用法提示:preempt 用于 should 后作动词原形,表示“取代、优先于”,强调不应发生的替代。
preempt + noun
preempt后直接跟名词,表示抢先获得某物。
The company preempted the deal by offering a higher price.
该公司通过出更高的价格抢先达成了这笔交易。
preempt + noun + from + noun/pronoun
from引出被抢先的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- precede
- 在…之前 · precede强调时间或顺序上在前,而preempt强调抢先获得或取代
- prevent
- 阻止, 防止 · prevent强调阻止某事发生,而preempt强调抢先行动以阻止他人
- preemptive
- 先发制人的 · preemptive是形容词,修饰名词,而preempt是动词,直接动作
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