• vi. 先发制人地叫牌
• vt. （美）先占；先取得

来自pre-emption的回构词，引申词义防止，避免。

pre-empt (v.)

also preempt, 1830, "secure by pre-emtion," back-formation from pre-emption, originally American English. In the broascasting sense, it is attested from 1965, American English, a euphemism for "cancel." Related: pre-empted; preempted.

1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.

在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。

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2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.

孩子们先上幼儿园，然后上学前班，再接着上小学。

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3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.

大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。

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4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.

这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。

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5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.

10年来，“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。

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