pre-empt

剑桥词典

to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective
抢在…之前说话（或行动）；预先制止
The minister held a press conference in order to pre-empt criticism in the newspapers . 部长召开了记者招待会，旨在先发制人，预先防备各报纸的指责批评。
US
to replace one television programme with another, usually more important one
代替，取代（电视节目）
All the networks pre-empted their regular schedules to broadcast news of the hijacking . 所有的电视网都取消了安排好的节目，转而播放劫机的新闻。 返回 pre-empt