preempt

英 [prɪ'empt] 美 [,primpt]
  • vt. 先占;先取;以先买权获得
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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