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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3851 COCA: 4404

preliminary

adjective
 
/prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
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  1. happening before a more important action or event预备性的；初步的；开始的 synonym initial
    • 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
    • preliminary to something pilot studies preliminary to a full-scale study全面研究前的试验性初步研究
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreliminary is used with these nouns:
    • approval
    • conclusion
    • conference
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.

preliminary

noun
/prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/
/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/
(plural preliminaries)
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  1. a preliminary is an action or event that is done in preparation for something初步行动（或活动）；预备性措施
    • 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。
    • preliminary to (doing) something Research will be needed as a preliminary to taking a decision.做决定之前需要进行研究。
    Extra Examples
    • The two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks.两位总统今天会面了，为重启和谈做准备。
    • After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.惯常的开场套话之后，会议开始了。
    • She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries.她一句客套话都没说就开始了热情的演讲。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • essential
    • necessary
    • usual
    • …
    preposition
    • as a preliminary
    • preliminary to
    phrases
    • without preliminaries
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin praeliminaris or French préliminaire, from Latin prae ‘before’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3851 COCA: 4404
preliminary

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤essential, necessary必不可少的準備工作；必要的準備程序➤usual (especially BrE) 通常的準備工作◇After the usual preliminaries the meeting began.慣常的開場套話之後，會議開始了。PREPOSITION➤as a preliminary作為準備工作◇The two presidents met today, as a preliminary to resuming the peace talks.兩位總統今天會面了，為重啟和談做準備。➤preliminary to⋯的準備工作◇an essential preliminary to serious research進行嚴肅研究必不可少的預備工作PHRASES➤without preliminaries直截了當地◇She began speaking intensely, without preliminaries.她一句客套話都沒說就開始了熱情的演講。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3851 COCA: 4404
preliminary adj.
⇨ first
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3851 COCA: 4404
preliminary
Before a time or event: before, first, early...
Preparations and plans: preparation, agreement, plan...
Sports events and competitions: battle/war of nerves, bye, card...

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