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单词 pre-emptive
释义
  • English
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pre-emptiveadjective

uk/ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/us/ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/formal

If something is pre-emptive, it is done before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else:

The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.
The prime minister authorized a pre-emptive air strike against the rebels.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Unhelpful and Uncooperative

  • awkward
  • awkwardly
  • deterrent
  • foot
  • it's every man for himself idiom
  • man
  • obstructionism
  • obstructive
  • passive-aggressive
  • stifling
  • stultifying
  • uncooperative
  • under your feet idiom
  • unhelpful

pre-emptiveadjective

also preemptive ukus

done before someone else can act, especially to prevent them doing what they had planned:

pre-emptive action/measure/move The Treasury decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.
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