Definition of pre-emptive in English:

pre-emptive

adjective prɪˈɛmptɪv

1Serving or intended to pre-empt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy.
抢先的，先发制人的
a pre-emptive strike
先发制人的行动。
Example sentencesExamples
- Evidence is accumulating that questions the value of pre-emptive interventions in other fields of medicine, such as breast cancer.
- ‘We see it as a non-violent, pre-emptive strike to protect the constitution,’ he said when we spoke last week.
- Nevertheless, credit card companies have been taking pre-emptive action for some time, which should go some way towards addressing the problem.
- His speech was a pre-emptive strike designed to prevent opponents from exploiting the war issue.
- Luckily, I've anticipated and manage a pre-emptive strike while he's still taking in the last statement.
- Some local residents advocate pre-emptive privatization of degraded communal lands to protect these areas from municipal encroachment.
- They essentially amounted to a crude pre-emptive strike designed to forestall any leadership challenge and the natural targets were those with whom he has crossed swords in the past.
- Meanwhile, if the latest Labour Court initiative fails, the government will take pre-emptive and decisive action against the strikers.
Synonyms
preventive, preventative, precautionary, protective, disease-preventing, counteractive, preclusive, anticipatory, inhibitory, deterrent
1. 1.1 Relating to the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others.
  优先购买的
  pre-emptive rights
  先发制人的打击。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the senior executive wishes to leave the organisation in the future, it is usual for the remaining shareholders to have a pre-emptive right to reacquire the shares of the outgoing executive.
  Walt Disney, one of the four equal shareholders with pre-emptive rights alongside Carlton and Granada, may well pick up the holding.
  The Council has a pre-emptive right to purchase the building back at its sale price and value of improvements, should the Legislature wish to sell.
  Nonetheless, revenues from pre-emptive purchases of Maori land were the mainstay of the Crown government's budget.
  Companies incorporated under this legislation have the option of including pre-emptive rights in their articles if they so choose.
  However, the report which recommended that the council waive its pre-emptive right on the land was only submitted to Mkani's standing committee on January 20, 1999.
  The channel is owned equally by four companies and each has pre-emptive rights over the shares, which give them priority in the event of a sale.
  ‘He likes to make pre-emptive offers’ said one longtime agent used to doing business with Lacroix.
  One partner already has pre-emptive rights to buy the company's stake.
  The auction of Odeon was sparked in June after one property investor failed to get other shareholders to accept his pre-emptive offer of 360 million pounds.
  They took the opportunity of their own settlement to obtain that pre-emptive right, and I have no problem with that - indeed, I congratulate them.
2. 1.2Bridge Denoting a bid, typically an opening bid, intended to be so high that it prevents or interferes with effective bidding by the opponents.
  〔桥牌〕（尤指开叫）阻击性开叫的，先发制人开叫的

Derivatives

pre-emptively

adverb ˌpriːˈɛmptɪvli

Like Bush, Kerry favors the policy of pre-emptively striking any nation deemed to be a sufficient threat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, he urges, he may not be preemptively confined.
- Now, the president talked about the Bush doctrine of acting preemptively against perceived terror threats abroad to make Americans safer domestically.
- Bet the dude is working on a list of countries to pre-emptively attack.
- Well, for example: the Methodist bishops have given a kind of statement against going to war pre-emptively.

词汇	pre-emptive
释义	Definition of pre-emptive in English: pre-emptive adjective prɪˈɛmptɪv 1Serving or intended to pre-empt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy. 抢先的，先发制人的 a pre-emptive strike 先发制人的行动。 Example sentencesExamples Evidence is accumulating that questions the value of pre-emptive interventions in other fields of medicine, such as breast cancer. ‘We see it as a non-violent, pre-emptive strike to protect the constitution,’ he said when we spoke last week. Nevertheless, credit card companies have been taking pre-emptive action for some time, which should go some way towards addressing the problem. His speech was a pre-emptive strike designed to prevent opponents from exploiting the war issue. Luckily, I've anticipated and manage a pre-emptive strike while he's still taking in the last statement. Some local residents advocate pre-emptive privatization of degraded communal lands to protect these areas from municipal encroachment. They essentially amounted to a crude pre-emptive strike designed to forestall any leadership challenge and the natural targets were those with whom he has crossed swords in the past. Meanwhile, if the latest Labour Court initiative fails, the government will take pre-emptive and decisive action against the strikers. Synonyms preventive, preventative, precautionary, protective, disease-preventing, counteractive, preclusive, anticipatory, inhibitory, deterrent 1.1 Relating to the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before the opportunity is offered to others. 优先购买的 pre-emptive rights 先发制人的打击。 Example sentencesExamples If the senior executive wishes to leave the organisation in the future, it is usual for the remaining shareholders to have a pre-emptive right to reacquire the shares of the outgoing executive. Walt Disney, one of the four equal shareholders with pre-emptive rights alongside Carlton and Granada, may well pick up the holding. The Council has a pre-emptive right to purchase the building back at its sale price and value of improvements, should the Legislature wish to sell. Nonetheless, revenues from pre-emptive purchases of Maori land were the mainstay of the Crown government's budget. Companies incorporated under this legislation have the option of including pre-emptive rights in their articles if they so choose. However, the report which recommended that the council waive its pre-emptive right on the land was only submitted to Mkani's standing committee on January 20, 1999. The channel is owned equally by four companies and each has pre-emptive rights over the shares, which give them priority in the event of a sale. ‘He likes to make pre-emptive offers’ said one longtime agent used to doing business with Lacroix. One partner already has pre-emptive rights to buy the company's stake. The auction of Odeon was sparked in June after one property investor failed to get other shareholders to accept his pre-emptive offer of 360 million pounds. They took the opportunity of their own settlement to obtain that pre-emptive right, and I have no problem with that - indeed, I congratulate them. 1.2Bridge Denoting a bid, typically an opening bid, intended to be so high that it prevents or interferes with effective bidding by the opponents. 〔桥牌〕（尤指开叫）阻击性开叫的，先发制人开叫的 Derivatives pre-emptively adverb ˌpriːˈɛmptɪvli Like Bush, Kerry favors the policy of pre-emptively striking any nation deemed to be a sufficient threat. Example sentencesExamples Thus, he urges, he may not be preemptively confined. Now, the president talked about the Bush doctrine of acting preemptively against perceived terror threats abroad to make Americans safer domestically. Bet the dude is working on a list of countries to pre-emptively attack. Well, for example: the Methodist bishops have given a kind of statement against going to war pre-emptively.
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