| 单词 | pre-empting |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspre-ˈempting pre-ˈempting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [noun] forecastinga1529 foreguessing1548 prevening1557 prejudice1560 prolepsis1578 foredeeming1587 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 forethought1653 anticipation1711 pre-empting1857 precasting1863 second-guessing1946 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > anticipation preventing1530 preoccupation1552 anticipation1553 antedate1573 prolepsis1578 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 precourse1678 pre-echo1781 pre-empting1857 previousness1881 proaction1953 proactivity1965 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [adjective] > type of hand pre-empting1857 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > anticipating or forestalling lurching1577 anticipating1611 anticipanta1631 anticipative1664 anticipatory1669 forecoming1860 proactive1951 pre-empting1965 1857 T. H. Gladstone Englishman in Kansas 168 The act itself is called that of ‘entering’, or ‘pre-empting’. 1920 M. C. Work Auction Methods Up-to-Date v. 63 A real preëmpting hand contains an unusual distribution of cards. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation 287 It [sc. pre-emptive war] denotes an attack made because of a belief that the other side has determined to make an attack on the pre-empting party. 2003 Cult Times May 9/2 ABC finally gave up on Miracles and Veritas: The Quest, both of which fell foul of frequent pre-empting in favour of war coverage. < as lemmas |
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