pre-game
adjective[before noun]
mainlyUSuk/ˌpriːˈɡeɪm/us/ˈpriːˌɡeɪm/(mainlyUKpre-match,uk/ˌpriːˈmætʃ/us/ˌpriːˈmætʃ/)happeningbefore asportsgame:
体育比赛前的a pre-game warmup赛前热身
the Superbowl pre-game show超级碗赛前表演
- Much of the pre-gamehyperevolvedaround thereturnof Pitino.
- He was the one in themiddleof the pre-gamehuddleurgingthem on.
- There was no pre-gamequeasinesson thisoccasion.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- shortly
- wake
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sports & games generally
pre-game
adverb
mainlyUSuk/ˌpriːˈɡeɪm/us/ˌpriːˈɡeɪm/(mainlyUKpre-match)before asportsgame:
A fewproblemsoccurredpre-game.
Pre-game, dozens ofreporterssurroundedhim.
- "We're here towin," thecoachsaid pre-game.
- Ajazzbandused to go around thepitchpre-game and reallyaddedto theatmosphere.
- Muchattentionpre-game hadcentredon the newEnglandmidfielder.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- shortly
- wake
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sports & games generally