preliminary
美 [prɪˈlɪməˌneri] 
英 [priˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri]
- adv.预先
- adj.预备性的；初步的；开始的
- n.初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施
- 网络预备的；预赛；初级
词形变化
复数：preliminaries 同义词
英汉双解
1. | 预备性的；初步的；开始的happening before a more important action or event |
| 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 |
| pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study 全面研究前的试验性初步研究 |
1. | ~ (to sth) 初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施apreliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for sth |
| 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 preliminary stages in a sports competition) . 英格兰队幸运地通过了预选赛。 |
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You all know how much we want to qualify for the Champions League without the preliminary round.
你们都知道，米兰不希望打附加赛，而直接进入冠军联赛。
Mr. Phillips did not identify a buyer but said he had "received preliminary interest" from a number of Google's existing partners.
飞利浦先生没有明确的提到具体的买主，但他说已经从几个谷歌现有的合作伙伴那里收到初步的购买意向。
Laurie McDonald, a spokeswoman for Nestle USA, said the company "is aware of a preliminary investigation" and will cooperate fully.
雀巢美国分公司女发言人LaurieMcDonald称自己的公司“意识到这次初步调查”，并会完全地给与配合。
" We have had preliminary interest from a wide range of potential bidders , " Mr Wilson told the Financial Times in an interview on Sunday .
昨日，麦智信在接受英国《金融时报》采访时表示：“来自诸多方面的潜在竞购者向我们表达了初步兴趣。”
A preliminary due diligence needs to be completed, to ensure the business has no major problems, before you make a firm offer.
在你做一个决策之前，初期调查的准备工作需要及时完成以保证生意没有大的问题。
Hence, the preliminary separation and preconcentration of trace elements from matrix is often required.
因此，从基体中分离和预富集痕量元素显得十分必要。
A feasibility study is a detailed preliminary evaluation of your business idea to see if it is worth pursuing.
可行性研究是一个详细的初步评估您的经营理念，看看是否是值得推行。
The company added the concept of the Zenit-based rocket to the preliminary design of the new spacecraft as an unsolicited proposal.
这家公司主动建议在新飞船的初步设计上增加这个基于“天顶号”运载火箭的概念。
The Philippines is trying to revive rice fortification with iron and the preliminary results of the trials are promising.
现在，菲律宾正试着用铁来强化稻米，而且试验的初步结果良好。
General Statement: Due to constrained time, I hereby am only able to present my basic thoughts and the preliminary design of the product.
综述：因为时间短促，在这里，我只能叙述我的基本想法和产品的初步设计。
It would be fine if we met with him to discuss ideas regarding a presentation and to work on preliminary drafts.
如果我们就初稿工作及演示与他会面讨论构思会不错。
This article is trying to carry out the preliminary analyses through the definition of "internet addiction" .
本文试图从“网络成瘾”这一概念的界定入手，对众多研究进行初步的规范、梳理。
However , if the composition of the steel is unknown , a little preliminary experimentation may be necessary to determine the range.
然而，如果不知道该钢的化学成分的话，有必要做一些预备性试验以测定其加热温度范围。
The CBO figures are based on preliminary data but should be very close to the Treasury Department's official tally due in a week or so.
国会预算局数据基于初始数据但是应该十分接近财政部官员在一周左右计算出的结果。
She had already made a bad impression on the court during the preliminary questioning.
在初审期间她就已经给法庭留下了不好的印象。
He said the company started preliminary talks with the Food and Drug Administration in June.
他还说公司在六月份已经就此与美国食品药品监督管理局进行了初步讨论。
A preliminary division, like the limited conception from which it comes, can only be an anticipation.
正如对理念的认识一样，对各部门的划分只能是预想的东西。
Mr. Forsgren said he thought the market had "reacted a bit emotionally to preliminary information" .
佛斯格伦先生说，他认为股票市场“对初期消息的反应有点情绪化了。”
"For that project, the preliminary discussion and studies phase was decades long, " he said.
“那项工程中，前期探讨及研究阶段长达数十年，”他说。
Expert judgment is applied to any technical and management details to be included in the preliminary project scope statement.
在应列入项目初步范围说明书中的任何技术与管理细节等方面都会用到专家判断。
The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted.
研究风俗习惯只有在接受了某些先决命题之后才能有所得益。
On the twenty-sixth, Lord Cork presented his preliminary appreciation.
26日，科克勋爵提出了他的初步估计。
Meanwhile, insurance companies are also beginning to make preliminary investigation for claims settlement.
与此同时，保险机构也开始进入理赔前期的调查阶段。
Preliminary data suggest that self-compassion can even influence how much we eat and may help some people lose weight.
初步数据显示，自我同情甚至可以影响我们的食量，并帮助人们减肥。
In short, she flirts with him, as a preliminary to asking him, in his role as family friend, to lend her some money.
简言之，她在向他调情，像是把他当作家族朋友，准备向他借钱。
Preliminary DNA results suggest that the one now missing her head could be the mother of at least one of the fetuses from King Tut's tomb.
初步的DNA结果表明，头颅缺失的那具木乃伊就是图坦卡蒙墓中某一位胎儿的母亲。
The first public result of this effort was the publication in late summer of a new (but still preliminary) draft of the specification.
这一工作的第一个公开成果是，去年夏天发布了该规范的新草案（但草案仍处于准备阶段）。
The talks are preliminary and a deal is not likely to happen for at least a couple of months, the Journal reported.
报称，谈判还在初步阶段，敲定交易至少还需数月时间。
The S American roll will not take place in an instant, from start to end, as is obvious from the preliminary movement already taking place.
南美洲的滚动不会从头到尾在一瞬间发生，和已经发生过的准备运动有明显区别区别那样。
Sum up the main work of this paper, and carry out a preliminary prospect on the research trends of supply chain portfolio contracts.
总结论文的主要工作，并对供应链组合合同的研究趋势进行了初步展望。
Compared to that, this water diversion project did not do as comprehensive a preliminary study as the Three Gorges project did.
相比之下，这项调水工程却没有进行三峡项目那么全面的前期研究。
If the United States files a case, a W. T. O. panel would typically not issue a preliminary decision for more than a year.
一旦美国上诉到世贸组织，至少要一年后世贸组织才会公布初步的决定。
There was no immediate word on the death toll although preliminary reports said at least 10 policemen had died.
目前还没有关于死亡人数的消息，不过有初步报道说，至少10名警察死亡。
But a preliminary report from the Arab Democracy Foundation says those irregularities did not affect the election.
但是阿拉伯民主基金会的初步报告说，这些异常现象并没有影响选举结果。
I could not, however, I should not, hide what had been a preliminary difficulty for me.
然而，我不能也不应该掩饰，对我来说如何开头一直是个难题。
Preliminary findings show that this cluster is not similar to Amoy Gardens in terms of magnitude and case pattern.
初步调查结果显示，这个群组的范围和个案模式与淘大花园的并不相似。
Chief executive Justin King said the preliminary results reflected the supermarket's swift response to a challenging period for UK retail.
行政长官贾斯汀国王说，初步结果反映了超市的迅速反应，以一个具有挑战性的时期，英国的零售业。
Learning of this book, you will have a CORBA preliminary understanding, to be able to prepare and complete a simple CORBA application.
学习了本书，你将对CORBA有个初步了解，并能编写一个简单完整的CORBA应用程序。
In October, the advocate general in a preliminary opinion said the EU was acting within the law.
十月，辅佐法官初步认定欧盟属于依法行事。
What would constitute a warm-up exercise, or a "preliminary heat" that would let me find out if I were ready for the game?
我得进行哪些热身运动，或者来此预热来检验我是否对眼前的游戏准备就绪？
The NSIDC team cautions that this is a preliminary analysis and that further melt is possible, though unlikely, this year.
NSIDC的科研小组表示，这些都是我们初步的分析，进一步融化的可能性很大，尽管今年已不再肯能。
This study also defines the practice from that of subjects, classification, and score points for the attention of the preliminary studies.
本研究也对实践题从界定、取材、分类、评分和注意点进行了初步探索。
