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preparatory

英[prɪˈpærətri] 美[prɪˈpærətɔri]

• adj. 预备的，准备的，筹备的，初步的；
• adv. 在先前，作为准备；
• n. <美>大学预科，<英>私立预科学校；

复数：preparatories;

例句

• This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses. 这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方.
• Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking. 斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
• She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it. 她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。
• Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking... 斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
• ...preparatory talks for this week's summit in the Maldive Islands. 为本周在马尔代夫群岛召开的峰会举行的预备会谈
• At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start. 在开始动工之前至少要做一年的准备工作。
• Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month... 政治领导人已就下个月举行预备会议达成初步协定。

词组

• preparatory to
  as a preparation for 为…作准备

英语六级真题

For years, private colleges such as Princeton and MIT have provided minority students with some preparatory coursesduring the summer before freshman year.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  预备的；准备的；筹备的
  Preparatory actions are done before doing something else as a form of preparation or as an introduction.
  例句
  At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start. 在开始动工之前至少要做一年的准备工作。 ...preparatory talks for this week's summit in the Maldive Islands. 为本周在马尔代夫群岛召开的峰会举行的预备会谈
• PREP-PHRASE
  在…之前；为…做准备
  If one action is done preparatory to another, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it.
  例句
  Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking... 斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。 She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it. 她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  预备的, 准备的
  This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses. 这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. preceding and preparing for something;
  "preparatory steps"

行业词典

• 金融： 预备拨款；