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		WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | preliminary adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (not final) | 初步的  chū bù de  |  |   | The report's preliminary findings suggest no one is to blame for the accident, but we will have to wait until next week for the committee's definitive conclusion. |  | preliminary adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (preparatory) | 预备的  yù bèi de  |  |   |   | 筹备的  chóu bèi de |  |   | We need to work out some preliminary details before we can start work on this project. |  |   |  | 其他翻译 |  | preliminary nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  often plural (introductory event) | 初步程序 
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  |  |   | The soup was only the preliminary to an elaborate dinner.  I was impatient for the preliminaries to be over. |  preliminary,  prelim nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (sports: qualifying event) (体育) | 预赛  yù sài |  |   | She was going to run a 100 meter preliminary in the morning. |  
 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式: |  | preliminary examination nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (preparatory test) | 预备考试  yù bèi kǎo shì |  |   |   | 预考  yù kǎo |  |   |   | 初试  chū shì |  |   | Preliminary examinations indicate that the patient is simply suffering from exhaustion. However, further tests should be conducted to rule out other causes. |  | preliminary examination nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (initial investigation) | 初步审查  chū bù shěn chá |  |   |   | 预审  yù shěn |  | preliminary step nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (initial measure or action) | 预备性步骤  yù bèi xìng bù zhòu |  |   |   | 初步行动  chū bù xíng dòng |  | preliminary study nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (initial report or investigation) | 初步研究  chū bù yán jiū |  |   |   | 初步调研  chū bù diào yán |  |   |   | 初探  chū tàn |  |   | A preliminary study suggests a link between passive smoking and lung cancer, but further studies are needed to prove this conclusively. |  
 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: preliminary [ prI'lImIn&rI] I adj  [+ talks, results etc] 预(預)备(備)性的 yùbèixìng de II n  [c] ( Sport)  预(預)赛(賽)  yùsài-  preliminary round
  (Sport)  分组(組)预(預)选(選)赛(賽) fēnzǔ yùxuǎnsài 
 -  as a preliminary to sth/to doing sth
  作为(為)某事/做某事的预(預)备(備) zuòwéi mǒushì/zuò mǒushì de yùbèi 
   在这些条目还发现'preliminary': 在英文解释里: draft - draft document - foreshock - introductory - maquette - preparatory - qualifying - seconder - thumbnail sketch - warming up - worksheet 中文: 初步 - 预备立宪  |