英 [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri] 美 [prɪˈlɪmɪneri]
adj. 初步的，预备的
n. 初步行动，准备工作；预赛，预试
复数preliminaries
preliminary /prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ/ CET4 TEM4
形容词 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.
初步结果显示共和党得到11%的选票。
可数名词 A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. (程序性或礼节性的) 预备事务
You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries.
你们都知道我为什么在这里。所以我就不浪费时间讲客套话了。
a minor match preceding the main event
同义词： prelim
designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding
a preliminary investigation
预备的
初步的
初步的;预先的
第一，认真(Serious)、系统学习和改进的，对铁人三项(Triathlon)的知识和体系有一个初步(Preliminary)的概念，如体能分配，良好的开端等于成功的一半。和对规则的解读等；第二，通过本次训练营，让梦想成真的最好办法就是醒来。
... 一再timeaftertime;againandagain 初始的preliminary 前述的aforementioned;aforesaid;former ...
... Versatile多才多艺的，有多种功能的；有多种用途的，多功能的，万用的； Trivial琐碎的，价值不高的，微不足道的； Preliminary预备的，初步的。 ...
即日晚上，中国女足将在济南迎来奥预赛(Preliminary)之战。对于中国女足来说(For)，这无疑是一场真正意义上的生死战，与澳大利亚队的比赛的结果将直接关系到中国女足出线。
prelim 预备考试
准备；预赛；初步措施
初步的；开始的；预备的
The doctors have successfully concluded preliminary tests.
医生们已成功完成了初步化验。
Preliminary results show the Republican Party with 11 percent of the vote.
初步结果显示共和党得到11%的选票。
It was agreed that another round of preliminary talks would be held in Beijing.
商定了又一轮预备会谈将在北京举行。
On this day,September seventeenth, he has finished his second draft of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
VOA : special.2010.05.10
In other words, aren't I going to be hopelessly prejudiced about what I read if I've got some sort of preliminary conception of what it's all about?
话句话说，难道对于文本的话题有些初步概念,我就会怀有偏见吗？
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Now we never completed the study so we never wrote it up, but we did find some interesting preliminary things.
现在研究尚未完成,所以还没写成论文,但我们发现了一些有趣的原始发现
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"That's a preliminary communication, meaning we don't quite know the answer yet, but boy it looks like we are on to something big."
VOA : standard.2010.03.25
Full preliminary election tabulations are expected to be released Saturday by the country's government-appointed Independent Election Commission.
VOA : standard.2009.09.11
Old Mutual has even had preliminary discussions with the South African regulatory authorities about the sale.
In November 2014, the UKNC shared with UNESCO its preliminary ideas for a revision to the Recommendation.
He added that he expected the preliminary estimate to be revised upwards when more information became available.