preliminary

[pri'liminəri]

adj.初步的, 预备的, 开始的
n.初步行动,准备, 初步措施

a.

预备的; 初步的; 序言(性)的; 开端的[B]

Preliminary arrangements have been made for the talks.

会谈的准备工作已经就绪。

n.[C]

1. 初步; 开端; 预备[P1]

He spent a long time on polite preliminaries.

开始时他的许多时间花在客套上。

2. 预考, 初试

3. 【体】预赛; 淘汰赛

These boxers did quite well to get through the preliminaries.

这些拳击运动员以相当出色的成绩通过了预赛。

词形变化

副词: preliminarily | 名词复数: preliminaries |

词义辨析

同义:

a.预备的; 前兆的; 开始的; 在前的

preparatory  prefatory  precursory  prelusive  introductory  inaugural  beginning  opening  initiatory  preceding  precedent  previous  prevenient  prior  foregoing  anterior  antecedent  initial  first

a.初步, 基础, 准备

groundwork  foundation  basic

a.开场戏

curtain raiser  opener

a.初步的行为; 开场白

preliminaries  front matter  preamble  opening statement  opening  introduction  proem  preface  prelusion  prologue  foreword  prolegomenon

a.在先的; 重要的

prior  preceding  

同义参见:

prelude  

英英释义

名词 preliminary:

a minor match preceding the main event

同义词：prelim

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

同义词：overture, prelude

形容词 preliminary:

designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding

补充

preliminarypreliminary英:[priˈliminəri] 美:[prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri]adj.1.初步的, 预备的, 开端的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。n.1.准备工作, 初步行动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。

例句

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 began yesterday.昨天开始了预备会谈。 3. The team were confident of getting through the preliminary round.该队有信心通过预赛。 4. It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries.完成预备活动大约花了十分钟。 5. I won't waste time on preliminaries.我就不在开场白上浪费时间了。 6. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.任命总统前通常要进行背景审查。 7. alternative treatment as a preliminary to surgery手术前进行的替代治疗 8. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.每场预赛的获胜者进入决赛。 9. preliminary talks.初始的会谈。 10. the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper.这些讨论被当作形成政策性文件的预备阶段。 11. the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack.重新开始的轰炸是步兵进攻的序曲。 12. she began speaking, without preliminaries.她开始说了，没有任何客套话。 13. After a few preliminary remarks the discussions began.说了几句开场白之后，讨论正式开始。 14. Once the preliminaries are over, we can get down to business.准备工作完毕后，我们便可开始工作。 15. preliminary findings/studies/tests show that the drug could help patients with skin cancer.初步发现/研究/试验表明这种药对皮肤癌患者有帮助。 16. The preliminary [=early] results of the experiment are encouraging.这个实验的前期结果令人鼓舞。 17. a preliminary hearing预审 18. The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament.球队在锦标赛预赛中遭到淘汰。 19. research that is preliminary to the study研究前的调查 20. There will be a short briefing about topics to be discussed as a preliminary to the meeting.会议前将对要讨论的主题做个简短的介绍。 21. There were the usual preliminaries before the ceremony.典礼前有一些常规的预备性程序。 22. the World Cup preliminaries世界杯预选赛