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pre-empt是什么意思

pre-empt

英 [pri'empt] 美 [pri'empt]
  • vi. 先发制人地叫牌
  • vt. (美)先占;先取得

pre-empt 中文词源


pre-empt 防止,避免

来自pre-emption的回构词,引申词义防止,避免。

pre-empt 英文词源


pre-empt (v.)
also preempt, 1830, "secure by pre-emtion," back-formation from pre-emption, originally American English. In the broascasting sense, it is attested from 1965, American English, a euphemism for "cancel." Related: pre-empted; preempted.

pre-empt 双语例句


1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候,有人提到了这个话题。

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2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
孩子们先上幼儿园,然后上学前班,再接着上小学。

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3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。

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4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。

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5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年来,“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。

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