Pre-emptive
a. 先发制人的；抢先的
📖 牛津释义
pre-emptive
adj
of or concerning pre-emption 优先购买的; 预先采取行动的
a pre-emptive right to buy 优先购买权
pre-emptive purchase 优先购买
a pre-emptive attack/strike, ie one designed to forestall a likely enemy attack 先发制人的攻击[打击]
a pre-emptive bid, ie (in bridge) one made to prevent further bidding 先发制人的叫牌（用以阻止对方叫牌）.
🧩 词语组成解析
abbr. 炼油工程师（Petroleum Refining Engineer）
🗣️ 情景例句
Sounds interesting.
听起来很有趣。
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一只烂苹果烂一萝苹果。
so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.
因此他们常想做完一件事后再去赴约。