preliminary.
初步,初步的,预备,初级
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adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
plural pre·lim·i·nar·ies.
- ›something preliminary, as an introductory or preparatory step, measure, contest, etc.: He passed the preliminary and went on to the finals.
- ›a boxing match or other athletic contest that takes place before the main event on the program: A preliminary was fought at 8:00.
- ›a preliminary examination, as of a candidate for an academic degree.
- ›preliminaries, Printing. front matter.
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Also, preliminary data show such immunity may not protect against the new variant in South Africa at all.
Search-and-rescue operations were conducted Monday evening and Tuesday, then suspended because of the danger of further avalanches, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
The technology is useful for preliminary screenings and triaging, but it’s no substitute for professionals who are trained to develop a rapport and counsel those in distress.
A preliminary investigation suggests the cluster of cases is linked to off-campus gatherings that were hosted over the weekend, officials said.
Strikingly, however, the preliminary efficiency is quite a bit higher than those vaccines are showing, and it's not clear how the Sputnik-specific features could account for the difference.
I testified merely eight feet from this monster at a preliminary hearing.
So I begin polishing, Boyle begins to make preliminary drawings, and things are buzzing.
Hitchcock has a few preliminary ideas for camera moves, and I make a few proposals about characterization and dialogue.
Preliminary results performed by Italian authorities “have not detected any manufacturing defect,” she added.