preliminary

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation. 初步的
Preliminary results show the Republican Party with 11 percent of the vote. 初步結(jié)果顯示共和黨得到11%的選票。
2. N-COUNT A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. (程序性或禮節(jié)性的) 預(yù)備事務(wù)
You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries. 你們都知道我為什么在這里。所以我就不浪費(fèi)時(shí)間講客套話了。

The preliminary results are very positive .
Our preliminary findings suggest an increased risk for those aged over 60.
Jackson is peforming well in the preliminary stages of the competition .
The two officials will be meeting today in order to establish a preliminary agreement .
I'd like to make a few preliminary remarks before we begin the discussion .