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词汇 preliminary
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preliminary

adjective
 
/prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
  1. happening before a more important action or event预备性的;初步的;开始的 synonym initial
    • After a few preliminary remarks he announced the winners.说了几句开场白之后,他即宣布优胜者名单。
    • preliminary results/findings/enquiries初步结果/发现/调查
    • the preliminary rounds of the contest预赛
    • preliminary to something pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study全面研究前的试验性初步研究
    Collocations DictionaryPreliminary is used with these nouns:
    • approval
    • conclusion
    • conference
    词源mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.

preliminary

noun
/prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
(plural preliminaries)
  1. a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for something初步行动(或活动);预备性措施
    • I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.闲话少说,我就直接进入正题。
    • England was lucky to get through the preliminaries (= the preliminary stages in a sports competition).英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。
    • preliminary to (doing) something Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.做决定之前需要进行研究。
    • The two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks.两位总统今天会面了,为重启和谈做准备。
    • After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.惯常的开场套话之后,会议开始了。
    • She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries.她一句客套话都没说就开始了热情的演讲。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • essential
    • necessary
    • usual
    preposition
    • as a preliminary
    • preliminary to
    phrases
    • without preliminaries
    词源mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
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