preempt
/ˌpriːˈɛmpt/
- vt.
- 先买，先取
- vi.
- 先发制人地叫牌
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源说明
Back-formation from preemption.
释义
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo appropriate first.
- 2transitiveTo displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).
- 3transitiveTo prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
- 4transitiveTo secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
- 5
名词noun
- 1(bridge) A preemptive bid.
- 2(publishing) A guaranteed publication deal contingent upon the work being immediately taken off the market and offered to nobody else.