also preempt, 1830, "secure by pre-emtion," back-formation from pre-emption, originally American English. In the broascasting sense, it is attested from 1965, American English, a euphemism for "cancel." Related: pre-empted; preempted.
实用例句
1. The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。来自柯林斯例句
2. Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
孩子们先上幼儿园，然后上学前班，再接着上小学。来自柯林斯例句
3. Most pre-prepared weight loss products are next to useless.
大多数预制减肥产品几乎都没有什么功效。来自柯林斯例句
4. These ceremonies were already part of pre-Christian ritual in Mexico.
这些仪式已经成为墨西哥基督教时期以前的宗教仪式的一部分。来自柯林斯例句
5. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
