She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。
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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。
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It has got around the state monopoly on advertising by deploying its trademark blimps, and pre-empted objections to that by using them to advocate a worthy cause: safe driving.