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
Except for the beard, he hasn't changed in fifty years.
除了有胡须， 他五十年来没有变。
What are you whispering about?
你们在悄悄地说些什么？
Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
尽管床摔成了碎片，但年轻人却奇迹地没有受伤。