The sports game coverage was pre-empted by the president's urgent speech.

### 解释 pre-empted 是动词 pre-empt 的过去分词形式。pre-empt 由前缀 pre-（表示“预先”）和动词 empt（来自拉丁语 emere，意为“拿取”）组成，字面意思是“预先拿走”，引申为“抢先行动”或“临时取代”。在媒体语境中，pre-empted 指“因更重要内容而中断原定节目”。