pre-empt
英 [ˌpriː ˈempt]
美 [ˌpriː ˈempt]
v. 预先制止; 防止; 避免; 抢在…之前做(或说); 先发制人; 临时取代(广播时间表上的节目)
第三人称单数：pre-empts
Collins.1
牛津词典
verb
- 预先制止；防止； 避免
to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it- A good training course will pre-empt many problems.
良好的培训课程会防止许多问题产生。
- A good training course will pre-empt many problems.
- 抢在…之前做（或说）；先发制人
to do or say sth before sb else does- She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。
- She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
- 临时取代（广播时间表上的节目）
to replace a planned programme on the television- The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin.
预先安排好的节目将临时换成特别新闻简报。
- The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 抢先行动；预先制止；先发制人
If youpre-emptan action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible.- You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign...
刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。 - He pre-empted any decision to sack him...
他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。 - The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。
- You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign...
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 preempt
英英释义
noun
- a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
双语例句
- To pre-empt such opposition, SWFs last year agreed on the "Santiago Principles", a code of conduct promising transparent and non-political investments.
为先发制人地克服这种反对，去年一些主权财富基金达成了《圣地亚哥原则》（santiagoprinciples），这是一套行为准则，承诺进行透明和非政治性的投资。 - Many banks have implemented significant rises in base pay for bankers over the past year, in numerous cases doubling salaries to pre-empt expected cuts in payouts.
许多银行都在过去一年大幅提高了银行家的底薪，其中很多都是翻番增加，以求在预期中的降薪趋势前率先行动。 - In what appeared to be a bid to pre-empt the embargo, Tehran announced at the weekend that it was cutting crude sales to French and British companies.
伊朗周末宣布将削减对法国和英国企业的原油销售量，此举似乎是为了在禁运措施生效前先发制人。 - Credible commitments to medium-term fiscal consolidation should precede monetary tightening to pre-empt Volcker-Reagan policy mismatches, which drive up interest rates.
在实行紧缩货币政策之前，应先做出可信的中期财政巩固承诺，以预防沃克尔-里根（Volcker-Reagan）时期的政策错配，这种错配推高了利率。 - The fiscal cliff is a$ 600bn mix of spending cuts and tax rises set to take effect at the start of next year that could plunge the US back into recession if Congress does not act to pre-empt them.
财政悬崖的规模为6000亿美元，包括一系列定于明年1月1日起生效的减支和增税。如果国会不采取行动防止美国跌落财政悬崖，美国经济有可能因此重新陷入衰退。 - However, some banks believe that in order to maintain a reputation for financial strength, they need to pre-empt the full impact of the rules, which will be introduced gradually by 2019 and will redefine how the ratios are calculated.
但是，一些银行认为，要维持财务稳健的声誉，他们必须为新规可能带来的影响做最充分的准备。资本新规将在2019年前逐步推出，并将重新定义资本比率的计算方式。 - Finally, the foundations of EU economic governance must be strengthened to pre-empt crises.
最后，我们必须抢在危机之前加强欧盟经济治理的基础。 - Morgan Stanley has sought to pre-empt new rules capping cash pay-outs on Wall Street, deferring 60 per cent of employees '2010 bonuses.
摩根士丹利（MorganStanley）宣布延迟支付2010年员工奖金的60%，试图绕开即将出台的限制华尔街现金奖金的新规。 - All measures that implicitly pre-empt the establishment of political union are inconsistent and dangerous.
暗中指向建立政治联盟的所有措施都是相互矛盾而危险的。 - In a bid to pre-empt Brussels, Beijing this week challenged the legality of solar subsidies in Greece and Italy at the World Trade Organisation.
为了先发制人，北京方面本周就希腊和意大利提供太阳能补贴的合法性向世界贸易组织（wto）提起申诉。