pre-empts

英 [ˌpriː ˈempts] 美 [ˌpriː ˈempts]

v.  预先制止; 防止; 避免; 抢在…之前做(或说); 先发制人; 临时取代(广播时间表上的节目)
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    in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 preempt

  1. VERB 抢先行动；预先制止；先发制人
    If you pre-empt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible.
    1. You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign...
      刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。
    2. He pre-empted any decision to sack him...
      他预先阻止了所有解雇他的决定。
    3. The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company.
      政府先发制人，制止了国有铜矿公司可能发生的一次罢工。
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