| 单词 | preempt |
| 释义 | preempt (priɛmpt) also pre-empt Word forms: preempts, preempting, preempted transitive verb If you preempt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something that makes it unnecessary or impossible. The law would preempt stronger local rules. ..."the survival of the fittest," a slogan that virtually preempted all debate. preempt in American English (priˈɛmpt), ˈpre-empt (priˈɛmpt) US verb transitive 1. to acquire (public land) by preemption 2. to seize before anyone else can, excluding others; appropriate beforehand 3. Radio and Television to replace (a regularly scheduled program) verb intransitive 4. Bridge to make a preemptive bid noun 5. Bridge a preemptive bid Derived forms preemptor (preˈemptor) noun or ˈpre-emptor preemptory (preˈemptory) adjective or ˈpre-emptory Word origin back-form. < preemptionExamples of 'preempt' in a sentence |
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