| 单词 | preempt |
| 释义 | pre·empt I. transitive verb 1. 2. < prose has preempted a lion's share of the territory once held … by poetry — J.L.Lowes > < as the immigrants preempted the central areas of the cities, the older stock moved out toward the … suburbs — Oscar Handlin > intransitive verb Synonyms: see appropriate II. 1. < the busing issue has preempted discussion of more basic problems — William Serrin > 2. < lost the 1970 congressional race … but ran so well that he preempted the Democratic field for a rematch two years later — R.M.Williams > 3. < the alcohol completely preempted any kind of dialogue — R.A.Sokolov > |
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