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preliminary

[prɪˈlɪmɪnəri]

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preliminaries[384]
初步的(60%),预备的(13%),准备(12%),初步措施(6%),开始的(6%),初步行动(3%)
n.准备;预赛;初步措施
adj.初步的;开始的;预备的
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Collins
preliminary ★★☆☆☆
/prɪlɪ̱mɪnri, AM -neri/
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[ADJ 形容词]预备的;初步的 Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]准备工作;初步行动 A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation.
  [oft N to n/-ing]
  • It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...

    准备工作大概花了10分钟。

  • 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。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]预赛;初赛;初试 A preliminary is the first part of a competition to see who will go on to the main competition.
  • The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.

    每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。


Oxford
pre·lim·in·ary AWL / prɪˈlɪmɪnəri ; NAmE prɪˈlɪmɪneri /
adjective
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noun
preliminary preliminaries
adjective happening before a more important action or event 预备性的;初步的;开始的 SYN
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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 preliminaryto sth pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study 全面研究前的试验性初步研究
noun ( plural pre·lim·in·aries ) preliminary(to sth) a preliminaryis an action or event that is done in preparation for sth 初步行动(或活动);预备性措施 Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision. 做决定之前需要进行研究。 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 preliminarystages in a sports competition). 英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。 pre·lim·in·ary / prɪˈlɪmɪnəri ; NAmE prɪˈlɪmɪneri /
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preliminary1 adjective
preliminary2 noun
preliminarypre‧lim‧i‧na‧ry1 /prɪˈlɪmənəri $ -neri/ ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun]
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happening before something that is more important, often in order to prepare for it:  the preliminary stages of the competition a preliminary draftpreliminary to The discussions were preliminary to preparing a policy paper.
preliminary1 adjective
preliminary2 noun
preliminarypreliminary2 AWL noun (plural preliminaries) [countable usually plural]
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1something that is said or done first, to introduce or prepare for something elsepreliminary to Pilot studies are a useful preliminary to large research projects. After the usual preliminaries, the chairman made his announcement.2one of the games in the first part of a competition, when it is decided who will go on to the main competition:  Four teams will be eliminated in the preliminaries.

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