[A]初步的,预备的,开端的 coming before and introducing or preparing for sth more important
n. (名词)
[P]准备工作,初步行动 sth done first
英英释义
Noun:
a minor match preceding the main event
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"
"drinks were the overture to dinner"
Adjective:
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding;
"a preliminary investigation"
双语例句
1. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.
每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。
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2. We have had several preliminary sittings in various poses.
我们进行了几次预拍摄，摆了各种不同的造型。
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3. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote.
初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。
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4. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.
总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。
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5. Our preliminary results suggest that people do subjectively find the speech clearer.
我们的初步结果显示，人们的确在主观上感觉演讲表达得更清晰明了了。
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用作形容词 (adj.)
They have made a preliminary investigation. 他们已经做了初步的调查。
Our team got beaten in the preliminary rounds of the competition. 我们队在这次比赛的预赛中遭淘汰。
Movies at the preliminary stage were silent. 电影在初期是无声的。
用作名词 (n.)
There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country. 在出访外国之前要做好许多准备工作。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语～+ n.
They are taking preliminary steps in preparation for a possible war. 他们正在为应付一场可能的战争做初步的准备。
The chairman made a preliminary statement before beginning the main business of the meeting. 在会议主要议程开始之前,主席致了开幕词。
用作名词 (n.)
There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit certain foreigners. 在访问某些外国人之前要做好许多准备工作。
She spent a long time on polite preliminaries. 她开始时讲了很长时间的客套话。
