1. She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her. 她正想道歉,他却抢先说了。
2. The scheduled programme will be pre-empted by a special news bulletin. 预先安排好的节目将临时换成特别新闻简报。
3. But Google pre-empted its rivals last winter and bought a defensive stake in AOL. 但Google去年冬天就比对手先行一步,从AOL那里买下了一些防卫性的股份。
4. On October 14th Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, pre-empted the debate in Washington. 就在10月14号,英国首相戈登布朗先发制人,率先在华盛顿引发了一场辩论。
5. Warner, a media conglomerate. But Google pre-empted its rivals last winter and bought a defensive stake in AOL. 但是google却先于对手在去年冬天就购入了一些AOL股份来防御对手并购。