preliminary
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. 初步的
Preliminary results show the Republican Party with 11 percent of the vote. 初步結(jié)果顯示共和黨得到11%的選票。
2. N-COUNT A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. (程序性或禮節(jié)性的) 預備事務
You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries. 你們都知道我爲什麼在這裡。所以我就不浪費時間講客套話了。
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preliminary /pr??l?m?n?r?/ (preliminaries)
劍橋詞典
- coming before a more important action or event , especially introducing or preparing for it
- The preliminary results are very positive .
- Our preliminary findings suggest an increased risk for those aged over 60.
- Jackson is peforming well in the preliminary stages of the competition .
- The two officials will be meeting today in order to establish a preliminary agreement .
- I'd like to make a few preliminary remarks before we begin the discussion . 返回 preliminary
初步的，起始的；預備的
Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective , but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials . 初查結(jié)果表明疫苗是有傚的，但這有待於進一步毉學實騐的証實。
We've decided to change the design based on our preliminary findings . 我們決定依據(jù)初步調(diào)查的結(jié)果對設計方案進行更改。
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