| 词汇 | pre-emptively |
| 释义 | pre-emptively adverb mainly UK(also mainly USpreemptively)uk /ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv.li/ us /ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv.li/ before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else: I do not want to pre-emptively suggest any actions that they might take. The airline has preemptively cancelled a large number of scheduled flights due to a lack of pilots. Attempts to arrest terrorists pre-emptively have had mixed results. He said the bank was prepared to act pre-emptively to avoid excessive wage demands. She preemptively offered her resignation before a formal discussion about her future could be arranged. Planning, expecting and arranging accidentally accidentally on purposeidiom advertent advisedly aim at something bargain conscious game something out have something in mindidiom have something up your sleeveidiom horizon scanning how are you fixed for something?idiom pencil provident providently provision purpose purposefully purposely settle Related wordspre-emptive pre-empt |
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