请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pre-empt
释义
pre-emptpre-empt, pre·empt /priˈempt/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpreempt
Origin:
1800-1900 preemption (17-21 centuries), from Medieval Latin praeemere ‘to buy before’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
pre-empt
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theypre-empt
he, she, itpre-empts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theypre-empted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave pre-empted
he, she, ithas pre-empted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad pre-empted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill pre-empt
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have pre-empted
Continuous Form
PresentIam pre-empting
he, she, itis pre-empting
you, we, theyare pre-empting
PastI, he, she, itwas pre-empting
you, we, theywere pre-empting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been pre-empting
he, she, ithas been pre-empting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been pre-empting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be pre-empting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been pre-empting
1to make what someone has planned to do or say unnecessary or ineffective by saying or doing something first:  The deal pre-empted a strike by rail workers.2American English to replace a television show with a special programme or report:  Regular programming was preempted by a report on the war.pre-emption /-ˈempʃən/ noun [uncountable]
随便看

 

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 15:21:07