preempt

vt. 先买, 先取 vi. 先发制人地叫牌

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其它 /ˌpɹiːˈɛmpt/

preempts 复数 preempts preempted preempting preempts 三单 preempting 现在分词 preempted 过去式 preempted 过去分词

pre-empt preëmpt præempt

1.

To appropriate first.

抢占

抢先

及物

He preempted that hill to be its king.
2.

To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).

及物

Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.
3.

To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.

及物
4.

To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).

及物
5.

To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

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Back-formation from preemption.

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