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单词 preempt
释义
Preempt
nnoun.communicationa high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Synset:pre-empt preemptive bid
Hypernyms:bid bidding
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptive bidbidstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.possessionacquire for oneself before others can do so
Derivationally Related Form:preemptionpreemptorpreemptivepre-emptive
Hypernyms:acquire get
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialtake the place of or have precedence over
Synset:displace
Examples:
  • live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
  • discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
Hypernyms:replace supersede supervene upon supplant
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptsupplantsucceed
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.possessiongain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
Hypernyms:acquire get
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionmake a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
Topic:bridge
Derivationally Related Form:preemptorpreemptivepre-emptive
Hypernyms:bid call
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptbidplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
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