preliminary hearing初步听证;预审;调查庭;初步聆讯
preliminary design[科技] 概要设计;设计初步;初步打算
preliminary estimate初步估算;概算;初步造价预算
preliminary examinantion予审
preliminary prospectus初步募股书;初步招股书;临时招股说明书;初步招股说明书
preliminary report初步报告;初步报告第一次报告;予备报告书
Preliminary data初步数据;初步资料;原始数据
preliminary standard预选标准;基础标准
Design Preliminary设计筒图;设计简图
ADJ（形容词） 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.
初步结果显示共和党得到11%的选票。
N-COUNT（可数名词） A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation. (程序性或礼节性的) 预备事务
You all know why I am here. So I won't waste time on preliminaries.
你们都知道我为什么在这里。所以我就不浪费时间讲客套话了。