preparatory

英 [prɪˈpærətri]

美 [prɪˈpærətɔːri]

adj.  预备的; 筹备的
n.  <美>大学预科;<英>私立预科学校

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牛津词典

adj.

• 预备的；筹备的
  done in order to prepare for sth
  1. preparatory meetings
     预备会议
  2. Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President's visit.
     为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全检查。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 预备的；准备的；筹备的
  Preparatoryactions are done before doing something else as a form of preparation or as an introduction.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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 donepreparatory toanother, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it.
  1. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking...
     斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• preceding and preparing for something
  1. preparatory steps
  Synonym:preparativepropaedeutic

双语例句

• 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。
• Bureau of the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development
  裁军和发展之间关系国际会议筹备委员会主席团
• The critical tone was set by the Committee in a preparatory report.
  这种批评的调子是由委员会在一个预备性报告中定下的。
• Commission for social development acting as preparatory committee for the second world assembly on ageing;
  社会发展委员会作为第二次老龄问题世界大会筹备委员会；
• All the preparatory work has been completed.
  各项准备工作均已就绪。
• We will hold a preparatory meeting this afternoon prior to the final negotiation with our customer next week.
  在下周与我们的客户最后谈判前，我们将举行一个预备会议，时间是今天下午。
• Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Development and International Economic Cooperation
  专门讨论发展和国际经济合作问题的大会特别会议的筹备委员会
• General Assembly Preparatory Committee for the World Conference on Administration and Development
  大会世界公共行政与发展会议筹备委员会
• I did preparatory exercises before the race.
  我在赛跑前做了准备运动。
• Today we begin the preparatory meeting for the Eighth National Congress.
  今天开第八次全国代表大会的预备会议。