preempting
[pri:ˈemptɪŋ]

v.

先占( preempt的现在分词 )；取代；先取；先发制人

英英释义

preempt[ pri'empt, ,pri:- ]

• n.a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

  同义词：preemptive bidpre-empt

• v.
  • acquire for oneself before others can do so
  • take the place of or have precedence over

    "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

    同义词：displace

  • gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
  • make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

双语例句

1. The council found that their traffic plans had been preempted by a government decision.
   市议会发现他们的交通规划已因政府先行作了决定而无法推行。

权威例句

Preempting Democracy
Preempting Democracy: The Case of Belarus
Preempting Quality Challengers in House Elections
Preempting and preventing drug-induced liver injury
Method and system for preempting control of data streaming
Preempting the future: rhetoric and ideology of the future in political discourse
Method for preempting connections in high speed packet switching networks
Preempting an Alert Rival: Strategic Timing of the First Plant by Analysis of Sophisticated Rivalry
Managing with dual strategies: mastering the present, preempting the future
Method and apparatus for preempting burst frequency assignments in a frequency-hopping communication system