[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"
组词搭配
～+名词
preliminary estimate初步的估计
preliminary examination初试
preliminary arrangements初步的安排
preliminary remark前言
动词+～
arrange -ries安排准备工作
go through -ries履行预备手续
形容词+～
the inevitable preliminary不可避免的预备程序
the polite preliminary客套话
介词+～
as a preliminary作为预备程序
without -ries毫无准备
～+介词
-ries to join the army参军前的准备工作
例句
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。
