lead-up

英 [liːd ʌp]

美 [liːd ʌp]

n.  先声; 前导; 前奏

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 先声；前导；前奏
  Thelead-up toan event is the things connected to that event that happen before it.
  1. The lead-up to the wedding was extremely interesting.
     婚礼的前奏非常有意思。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 run-up

双语例句

• In Bangladesh, where nearly half of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, prices of basic foodstuffs and commodities have seen a spike in the lead-up to Ramadan.
  在孟加拉国，几乎一半的人口每天的生活水平低于一美元，粮食和日用品的基本价格使斋月到来受挫。
• Extensive regional consultations that took place in the lead-up to GCARD will bring some of their views to the fore.
  在GCARD之前进行的广泛的区域磋商将为会议带来它们的一些见解。
• THE PROBLEM: You may be experiencing the menopause, perimenopause ( the lead-up to the menopause) or pre-menstrual tension.
  问题所在：你可能到了更年期，遇到了停经期前症候，或者是经前焦虑。
• Khattar Abou Diab, who teaches political science at the University of Paris, argues that the violence is a sign of tensions in the lead-up to the planned, U.
  巴黎大学政治科学教师KhattarAbouDiab辩称，暴力活动是美国计划在今年年底之前全面撤军造成的紧张形势的标志。
• British Prime Minister Tony blair, bush's closest ally in the war on iraq, is given prominence for waxing lyrical in appropriately Shakespearean tones in the lead-up to the conflict: "this is not the time to falter."
  英国首相托尼布莱尔是布什在伊拉克战争中最亲密的盟友。他那恰到好处的莎士比亚语调使其战争动员的演讲带有抒情诗的韵味。他说：“现在不是踌躇徘徊的时刻。”
• In the lead-up to the visit those spectators are likely to have been reminded of William's first visit to Australia, when he was brought by his proud parents back in 1983 at roughly the same age as George is now.
  这次出游的前奏是观众可能会想起威廉第一次到访澳大利亚的情形。1983年他那自豪的父母带着他来到澳大利亚，当时他和乔治差不多大。
• While acknowledging the lack of complete data to conduct the analysis, the ofr report had, I thought, some useful observations about things asset managers do that are frighteningly similar to the kinds of things that banks did in the lead-up to the financial crisis.
  虽然OFR的报告缺少足够的数据，不那么让人信服，但是，如果仔细分析下资产管理公司，我们就会不寒而栗地发现，他们和当年金融危机中的银行业如此相像。
• Twice in the lead-up to the Olympics they sealed up the area and searched revellers for drugs.
  在奥运前夕，警察已经两次封闭该地区搜查吸毒者。
• Li confirmed she had some doubts earlier this year about continuing her career after losing at the Aegon International tournament in the lead-up to Wimbledon.
  李娜表示，今年早些时候输掉Aegon国际赛之后，她确实对继续自己的职业生涯存在一些疑问。
• The drop was far below the 83 reading that analysts had forecast and put the index at its lowest level since February 2003, a period that reflected anxiety in the lead-up to the Iraq war.
  这一数字远远低于分析师此前预期的83，并令该指数处于2003年2月份以来的最低水平，当时反映出了美伊战争前夕消费者的焦虑。