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Meaning of 先发制人

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先 xiān 发 fā 制 zhì 人 rén (Trad.: 先發制人)
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt; to anticipate; preemptive
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Antonyms: 后发制人
Example Sentences
1
试想一下一个核大国先发制人会出现什么情况
。
Just think of what would happen if one nuclear power launched a preemptive on another.
2
一个挑战性的话题
。
他采取先发制人的战略
,
以免媒体把他供出来
。
He says this as a preemptive way to keep the press from calling him out.
3
他说这是使媒体不再叫他出来的先发制人的方法
。
He says this as a preemptive way to keep the press from calling him out.
4
印度外包商先发制人
,
满世界开设办事处增加竞争力
。
Indian outsourcing firms are preemptively opening offices all over the world to compete.
5
过度先发制人使我们奔波于想象的未来和现实的当下
。
Being overly preemptive makes us live in an imaginary future vs. in the present.