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- an inspection or viewing of something before it is bought or becomes generally known and available预审; 预观：
you can get a sneak preview of the pictures on sale.
对这些即将出售的画你可以先睹为快。
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- a showing of a film, play, exhibition, etc., before its official opening（电影）试映; （戏剧）预演; （展览会）预展。
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- a short item shown in a cinema as publicity for a forthcoming film; a trailer（电影）预告; 预告片。
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- a commentary on or appraisal of a forthcoming film, play, book, etc., based on an advance viewing（预先看电影、戏剧、书等后所作的）预告性述评。
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- Computing a facility for inspecting the appearance of a document prepared on a word processor before it is printed【计算机】打印预览。
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1- display (a product, film, play, etc.) before it officially goes on sale or opens to the public预展（产品）; 试映（电影）; 预演（戏剧）：
the company will preview an enhanced version of its database.
公司将预展其数据库的升级版。
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- see or inspect (something) before it is used or becomes generally available预先检查; 预审：
the teacher should preview teaching aids to ensure that they are at the right level.
教师应当预先检查教具以确保其位置高低合式。
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- comment on or appraise (a forthcoming event) in advance预评; 预测：
next week we'll be previewing the new season.
下周我们将对新赛季作预评。