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单词 preface
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preface
prefɪs ˈprɛfɪs
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense prefaces, present participle prefacing, past tense , past participle prefaced
1 N-COUNT (书的)序言,前言,绪论 A preface is an introduction at the beginning of a book, which explains what the book is about or why it was written. (书的)序言,前言,绪论
SYN introduction, preliminary, prelude, preamble
2 VERB 为开端;以作为开场白 If you preface an action or speech with something else, you do or say this other thing first. 为开端;以作为开场白
  • I will preface what I am going to say with a few lines from Shakespeare. [VERB noun + with]

    进入正题之前,我先引用莎士比亚的几句诗作为开场白。

  • The president prefaced his remarks by saying he has supported unemployment benefits all along. [V n + by]

    总统在发表讲话前说他一直以来都支持发放失业津贴。

SYN introduce, precede, open, begin
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