pre-empt
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpriːˈempt]
- 美式音标 [ˌpriːˈempt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 先占； 先取得
- vi. [桥牌]先发制人地叫牌
- =preempt
同根派生
英汉例句
- The workers took control of the factory in order to pre-empt its sale by the owners.
工人们先发制人接管了工厂以阻止厂主将工厂出售。
英英字典
- to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective