今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 preempt.

2019年5月4日，韓國首爾火車站，人們觀看電視播放朝鮮射彈的新聞。

preempt 的意思是搶先，先發(fā)制人。 Violence was largely averted in Portland, Oregon, where police established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges to preempt clashes between anti-fascist groups and counter-protesters. 俄勒岡州波特蘭市警方為預(yù)先防范反法西斯團(tuán)體和反抗議者之間發(fā)生沖突而設(shè)立水泥路障，封鎖街道和橋梁，基本上避免了暴力發(fā)生。

preempt 的形容詞形式是preemptive，較常用。The recent missile tests by North Korea show potential weapons that are designed to avoid any preemptive strikes that would destroy them on their launch pads, experts said. 專家表示，朝鮮最近進(jìn)行的導(dǎo)彈試射展示了有可能避免任何將導(dǎo)彈摧毀在發(fā)射臺(tái)上的先發(fā)制人打擊而設(shè)計(jì)的武器。