a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Verb:
acquire for oneself before others can do so
take the place of or have precedence over;
"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"
"discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
双语例句
1. The Clean Water Act expressly provides that it does not preempt more stringent state law.
《洁净水法案》明确规定,该法并不先占更为严格的州法律.
来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
2. They do not preempt the land surface that is useful for other purposes.
它们不预先占用对其它目的有用的地面.
来自辞典例句
3. I advised him against it, because to preempt his own deadline might confuse our adversaries.
我建议他不要这样做, 因为他在自己提出的最后期限之前就抢先采取行动,可能使我们的敌人莫名其妙.
来自辞典例句
4. Hopefully, Google's actions will promote, not preempt that debate.
但愿谷歌的行为将推动这场辩论, 而不是在辩论中先发制人.
来自互联网
5. Discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor.
对紧张局势的讨论将占用教授的授课时间.
来自互联网
The council found that their traffic plans had been preempted by a government decision. 市议会发现他们的交通规划已因政府先行作了决定而无法推行。
