pre-empt
[pri'empt]
- vi. 先發制人地叫牌
- vt. （美）先占；先取得
低頻詞
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?pre-empts;過去式:?pre-empted;過去分詞:?pre-empted;現在分詞:?pre-empting;
中文詞源
pre-empt 防止，避免
來自pre-emption的回構詞，引申詞義防止，避免。
英文詞源
- pre-empt (v.)
- also preempt, 1830, "secure by pre-emtion," back-formation from pre-emption, originally American English. In the broascasting sense, it is attested from 1965, American English, a euphemism for "cancel." Related: pre-empted; preempted.
雙語例句
- 1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
- 在與客人喝餐前酒的時候，有人提到了這個話題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
- 孩子們先上幼兒園，然后上學前班，再接著上小學。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
- 大多數預制減肥產品幾乎都沒有什么功效。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
- 這些儀式已經成為墨西哥基督教時期以前的宗教儀式的一部分。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
- 10年來，“X”樂隊一直都是洛杉磯最杰出的朋克樂隊。
來自柯林斯例句