preliminary

英 [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri]

美 [prɪˈlɪmɪneri]

adj.  预备性的; 初步的; 开始的
n.  初步行动(或活动); 预备性措施

复数：preliminaries　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 预备性的；初步的；开始的
  happening before a more important action or event
  1. 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。
  2. preliminary results/findings/enquiries
     初步结果 / 发现 / 调查
  3. the preliminary rounds of the contest
     预赛
  4. pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study
     全面进行研究前的试验性研究

noun

• 初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施
  a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for sth
  1. Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.
     作出决定之前需要进行研究。
  2. I'll skip the usual preliminaries and come straight to the point.
     闲话少说，我就直接进入正题。
  3. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 预备的；初步的
  Preliminaryactivities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation.
  1. 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。
  2. Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.
     昨天开始了关于基地未来的初步讨论。
• N-COUNT 准备工作；初步行动
  Apreliminaryis something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation.
  1. It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...
     准备工作大概花了10分钟。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 预赛；初赛；初试
  Apreliminaryis the first part of a competition to see who will go on to the main competition.
  1. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.
     每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。

英英释义

noun

• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
  1. training is a necessary preliminary to employment
  2. drinks were the overture to dinner
  Synonym:overtureprelude
• a minor match preceding the main event
  Synonym:prelim

adj

• denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
  1. a preliminary investigation

双语例句

• 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。
• A preliminary study is undertaken to establish the viability of the investors or entrepreneur's idea.
  进行了初步研究，建立了投资者或企业家的想法的可行性。
• The team hopes to have some preliminary data models this summer.
  研究小组希望在今年夏天建立一些初步的数据模型。
• As yet, we have only preliminary thoughts on the first question and none to report on the second.
  到现在为止，我们只是初步思考了第一个问题，第二个问题还没有相关的报告。
• The preliminary schedule describes the logic of activities.
  初步时间表描述了活动的逻辑。
• We just released the findings from our preliminary analysis on the cometary side.
  我们刚刚发表了来自彗星尘埃初步分析的发现。
• A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
  今天法官哈奇森先生本来要主持一项预审，但暂时休庭了。
• First I shall make a preliminary statement.
  首先我要做一个初步陈述。
• Here is our preliminary analysis of VMWare.
  这里是我们对VMWare的初步分析。
• A physical examination is a preliminary to joining the army.
  体格检查是参军的初步。