Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation.
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Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote...初步結果顯示共和黨獲得了11%的選票。Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.昨天開始了關于基地未來的初步討論。
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準備工作；初步行動
A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation.
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It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...準備工作大概花了10分鐘。A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.總統任命前通常要進行背景審查的準備工作。
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預賽；初賽；初試
A preliminary is the first part of a competition to see who will go on to the main competition.
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The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.每場初賽的獲勝者進入決賽。