preliminary
- IPA[prəˈliməˌnerē]
美式
- denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important
- an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important；business or talk, especially of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event
noun: preliminary, plural noun: preliminaries
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形容詞
- 1. denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper preliminary talks 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. an action or event preceding or preparing for something fuller or more important the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack 同義詞
- ▪ business or talk, especially of a formulaic or polite nature, taking place before an action or event she began speaking, without preliminaries 同義詞
- ▪ a preliminary round in a sporting competition.
- ▪ the prelims or front matter of a book.
- preparatory to; in advance of
Oxford American Dictionary
- preparatory to; in advance of
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri]
英式
- preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important: a preliminary draft the discussions were seen as preliminary to the policy paper
- a preliminary action or event: the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to an infantry attack
Oxford Dictionary
