pre-empt

劍橋詞典

to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective
搶在…之前說話（或行動(dòng)）；預(yù)先制止
The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers . 部長召開了記者招待會(huì)，旨在先發(fā)制人，預(yù)先防備各報(bào)紙的指責(zé)批評。
US
to replace one television programme with another, usually more important one
代替，取代（電視節(jié)目）
All the networks pre-empted their regular schedules to broadcast news of the hijacking . 所有的電視網(wǎng)都取消了安排好的節(jié)目，轉(zhuǎn)而播放劫機(jī)的新聞。 返回 pre-empt