preliminary
US
UK preliminary adj: (not final)
SC 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 adj: (preparatory)
SC 预备的 yù bèi de
TC 預備的
TC 預備的
SC 筹备的 yù bèi de ，chóu bèi de
We need to work out some preliminary details before we can start work on this project.
preliminary n: often plural (introductory event)
SC 初步程序
SC 预备程序
The soup was only the preliminary to an elaborate dinner.
I was impatient for the preliminaries to be over.
preliminary, prelim n: (sports: qualifying event) (体育)
SC 预赛 yù sài
She was going to run a 100 meter preliminary in the morning.
preliminary hearing n: (initial court session) (司法程序)
SC 预审 yù shěn
The defendant brought two attorneys to the preliminary hearing.
preliminary step n: (initial measure or action)
SC 预备性步骤 yù bèi xìng bù zhòu
SC 初步行动 yù bèi xìng bù zhòu，chū bù xíng dòng
preliminary study n: (initial report or investigation)
SC 初步研究 chū bù yán jiū
SC 初步调研 chū bù yán jiū，chū bù diào yán
SC 初探 chū bù yán jiū，chū tàn
A preliminary study suggests a link between passive smoking and lung cancer, but further studies are needed to prove this conclusively.
PSAT n: US, initialism (college entrance exam)
SC 初级学业能力倾向测验