单词 | pre-empt |
释义 | pre-empt [ˌpri:'empt] verb transitive ■to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective 抢在…之前说话(或行动);预先制止 •The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers.部长召开了记者招待会,旨在先发制人,预先防备各报纸的指责批评。 ■US ■to replace one television programme with another, usually more important one 代替,取代(电视节目) •All the networks pre-empted their regular schedules to broadcast news of the hijacking.所有的电视网都取消了它们安排好的节目,转而播放劫机的新闻。 |
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