Pre-empt
vt. 先占; 先取得\\nvi. 先发制人地叫牌
📖 牛津释义
pre-empt
v
1 [Tn] obtain (sth) by acting in advance of others 抢先取得（某物）; 预先占有（某物）.
2 [Tn] (US) occupy (public land) in order to have the right to buy it before others （为获得优先购买权而）占有（公地）.
3 [Tn] prevent (sth) by taking action in advance; forestall 抢先采取行动以阻止（某事物）; 先发制人
The workers took control of the factory in order to pre-empt its sale by the owners. 工人们先发制人接管了工厂以阻止厂主将工厂出售.
4 [I] (in bridge) make a high opening bid despite having poor cards, in order to prevent further bidding （桥牌中）先发制人叫牌（尽管牌不好也仍叫得很高以阻止对方叫牌）.
🧩 词语组成解析
abbr. 炼油工程师（Petroleum Refining Engineer）
abbr. 事件处理规划小组（Events Management Planning Team）
🗣️ 情景例句
The interview and conversation between us in Beijing are quite useful and inspiring.
我们在北京的会面和谈话是十分有益和令人鼓舞的。
Do you ever study English on Sunday?
你曾经在星期日学英文吗？
The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
于是飞机可以上升了，它在离山头400英尺的高度飞越了过去。