pre-emption
US /ˌpriːˈemp.ʃən/
UK /ˌpriːˈemp.ʃən/
名词
1.
优先购买权, 先买权
the purchase of goods or shares by one person or party before anyone else; the right to do this
示例:
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The company exercised its right of pre-emption to buy back the shares.
公司行使其优先购买权回购股票。
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The contract included a clause for pre-emption in case of a sale.
合同中包含一项关于出售时优先购买权的条款。
2.
先发制人, 抢先行动
the action of buying something or taking action before someone else does
示例:
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The government's quick action was a pre-emption of a potential crisis.
政府的迅速行动是对潜在危机的先发制人。
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His early announcement was a strategic pre-emption of his rival's plans.
他提前宣布是对竞争对手计划的战略性先发制人。