lead up to

英 [liːd ʌp tu]

美 [liːd ʌp tu]

（一系列事件）导致，致使，引致; （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前; （把谈话）引向（某个话题）

柯林斯词典

• See also:Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths...They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.lead-up
• PHRASAL VERB （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前
  The period of timeleading up toan event is the period of time immediately before it happens.
  1. ...the weeks leading up to Christmas.
     圣诞节前的几个星期
• PHRASAL VERB （把谈话）引向（某个话题）
  If someoneleads up toa particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it.
  1. I'm leading up to something quite important.
     我正要谈到相当重要的部分。

双语例句

• Republicans, the vast majority of whom are against gay marriage, said that Mr Obama simply made his historic announcement in an effort to gain support among liberal voters in the lead up to the general election.
  绝大多数共和党人反对同性恋结婚，他们说奥巴马做出这一历史性的宣告意在获得自由选民的支持，为大选做准备。
• They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.
  他们经过连番争吵后决定分居。
• Look for stairs to your left which lead up to the mezzanine.
  沿左面楼梯步上夹层即达。
• Macao's Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, has meet top mainland officials for a progress report in a lead up to the territory's handover anniversary on Wednesday.
  在澳门回归一周年前夕，澳门行政长官何厚铧于星期三向中国高层官员作述职报告。
• In the perfect chess combination as in a first-rate short story, the whole plot and counter-plot should lead up to a striking finale, the interest not being allayed until the very last moment.
  完美的象棋组合犹如一篇第一流的短篇故事，正反双方应该导致一场最后的战斗终曲，直到最后那刻之前，趣味始终高涨。
• I'm leading up to something quite important.
  我正要谈到相当重要的部分。
• As the number of hours of sunshine per day increase, and the sun's intensity reaches its peak in the lead up to summer, we asked Dr.
  随着每天日照时间的延长以及阳光强度的增加，我们有必要对夏季的肌肤安全引起重视，为此我们采访了Alberta大学的皮肤病教授Dr。
• And stairs lead up to the six-foot by eight-foot bedroom.
  房间里六英尺的楼梯通往卧室，卧室也只有8英尺高。
• The different mode of thinking between the Western people and Chinese people lead up to the different form of expression between English and Chinese.
  西方人和中国人思维方式的不同导致了英汉两种语言表达形式的不同。
• To lead up to and soften ( a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
  调（音）通过准备调渐渐引入并柔和（不和谐音及其冲击）