preliminary

复数：preliminaries

1. [A]初步的,预备的,开端的 coming before and introducing or preparing for sth more important

1. [P]准备工作,初步行动 sth done first

• preliminary estimate初步的估计
• preliminary examination初试
• preliminary arrangements初步的安排
• preliminary remark前言

• arrange -ries安排准备工作
• go through -ries履行预备手续

• the inevitable preliminary不可避免的预备程序
• the polite preliminary客套话

• as a preliminary作为预备程序
• without -ries毫无准备

• -ries to join the army参军前的准备工作

preliminary study初步研究

preliminary analysis初步分析

preliminary design初步设计

preliminary stage初始阶段，初期；原始阶段

preliminary investigation初步调查

preliminary test初步试验；预先测试；初级试验

preliminary examination预备考试；预先检查

preliminary plan初步设计

preliminary round初赛；分组预选赛

preliminary data初始数据

preliminary survey初步调查；初测

preliminary treatment预处理

preliminary assessment初步评估；预备评估

preliminary report初步报告；预备报告

preliminary planning初步规划；初步计划

preliminary agreement初步协议

preliminary review预审；预先复查；初审

preliminary scheme初步规划

preliminary hearing n. 调查庭

preliminary works初步工程；准备工程

1. They have made a preliminary investigation.
   他们已经做了初步的调查。
2. Our team got beaten in the preliminary rounds of the competition.
   我们队在这次比赛的预赛中遭淘汰。
3. Movies at the preliminary stage were silent.
   电影在初期是无声的。

1. There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit a foreign country.
   在出访外国之前要做好许多准备工作。