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
Butter, nice and cold and hard.
牛油 新鲜又冷又硬。
I had no idea.
真没想到。
My name is Fang Xiaoling. How are you, Miss Gao?
我叫方小玲。高小姐，您怎么样？