pre-emptive
adj
of or concerning pre-emption 优先购买的; 预先采取行动的
a pre-emptive right to buy 优先购买权
pre-emptive purchase 优先购买
a pre-emptive attack/strike, ie one designed to forestall a likely enemy attack 先发制人的攻击[打击]
a pre-emptive bid, ie (in bridge) one made to prevent further bidding 先发制人的叫牌(用以阻止对方叫牌).
Don't you have any hobbies, like stamp collecting or things like that?
你有什么爱好吗?像集邮之类的爱好?
Sailboats glided motionlessly across the lake.
帆船静静地像滑动似的在湖上前进。
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.