单词preliminary
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: 预赛；预备知识；初赛
预备性的；初步的；开始的:
happening before a more important action or event
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
【体育】预赛;淘汰赛;(主赛前的)次要比赛〔如拳击〕
正文前的书页[内容]
寒暄
序言,开场白
前奏,序幕,序曲
入学初考,预考
〔教〕(对学生的)预考,初试;〔体育〕预赛,淘汰赛
初步,开端;预备行为[步骤、措施],准备
前驱的
引子
序言性的,绪言的
开端的
准备工作的
预先的
事先,事前,预先,先决
预备的;初步的,初级的
复数：preliminaries
adj.+n.:
preliminary study,preliminary analysis,preliminary research,preliminary report,preliminary survey
n.beginningfirst roundintroductionopeninggroundworkadj.initialfirstpilotintroductorymaiden
n.finaleadj.closing
At the preliminaries of men"s sabre, during the first hour, a fistfight broke out three rows ahead of where Wei Jia and I were sitting.
前4个小时是进行男子佩剑预赛时。比赛进行当中，在我和魏佳坐位的前三排，突然发生一场扭打。
There was one who jumped in from the top steps without any preliminaries at all.
有这样一个人，没有任何征兆地从台阶顶上一下跳到水里。
I ascertained where they were to be found and , without any preliminaries , went and introduced myself .
我打听清楚可以在哪里找到她们后，没有通知她们便去了。
The 15-year-old Jiang was the only gymnast to surpass 60 points in the women"s all-around finals. She was ranked third in preliminaries.
15岁的江钰源是唯一在女子全能决赛中得分超过60分得体操运动员。她的预赛成绩排在第三。
I said this, not because I had any intention of going with her, but just to spare her the usual preliminaries.
我这样说并不是有意要同她一道去，只是为了替她免去那一套她们惯用的开场白。
We are giving our all at the moment, although undoubtedly lately we have struggled, we are paying for the Champions League preliminaries.
我们现在拼尽了全力，但是尽管我们近来肯定努力了，我们还是在为冠军联赛还债。
But a good half of each twenty-second increment was typically taken up with preliminaries and formalities.
但是一个打得好的20秒一般都由准备攻击和正式攻击组成。
Ajax and Auxerre advanced through the preliminaries making a great impression, they are opponents to be feared.
阿贾克斯和欧塞尔通过资格赛晋级，他们给人留下了很深的印象，他们是让人感到敬畏的对手。
It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries.
这位老人向来不做那种煞费苦心的开场白。
In Chapter Two, we give some preliminaries , mainly focus on the concept of comonotonicity .
第二章介绍了本文的一些预备知识，主要有同单调的概念；