单词 | pre-emptive |
释义 | pre-emptive (once / 18555 pages) adj WORD FAMILY pre-empt: pre-emption, pre-emptive, pre-emptor USAGE EXAMPLESBut this would be the NPC’s first such pre-emptive move in a case only just getting under way in a Hong Kong court. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Example: The EPA’s pre-emptive veto of Alaska’s proposed Pebble Mine, in which it usurped Army Corps of Engineers authority. Wall Street Journal(Dec 09, 2016) But what Mr Jammeh intended as a pre-emptive strike against the opposition backfired spectacularly. Economist(Dec 03, 2016) adj designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence Syn preemptive preventative, preventive tending to prevent or hinder |
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