preempt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 prē'-ĕmpt′

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A preemptive bid.
动词 v.
  1. To appropriate first. transitive
    — He preempted that hill to be its king.
  2. To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc). transitive
    — Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.
  3. To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first. transitive
    — By his statement, the Secretary-General had effectively preempted the usual frustrating debates over questions of fact and law.
  4. To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it). transitive
  5. To make a preemptive bid at bridge. intransitive

词形变化

preempts present,singular,third-person preempting participle,present preempted participle,past preempted past pre-empt alternative preëmpt alternative præempt alternative,archaic preempts plural pre-empt alternative preëmpt alternative præempt alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
preemptable preemptible preemptive preemptor preemptory

词源

词源 1
Back-formation from preemption.
词源 2
Back-formation from preemption.
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