preempt
英 /pri(:)'empt/
中文释义
v.以优先购买权取得;取代
v. to take action to prevent something from happening.
常用搭配
- preempt a decision抢先决定
- preempt the conversation抢话头
- preemptive action先发制人
例句
- He preempted my question by explaining first.他抢先解释,堵住了我的问题。
- We preempted competitors by launching early.我们提前发布,抢在对手前面。