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

• 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。
• Governments have been responding in a co-ordinated fashion and will continue this work in the lead-up to the summit of the group of 20 leading economies.
  各国政府一直在以协同的方式做出回应，在20国集团（g20）峰会召开前还将继续这样做。
• 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 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。
• They warn that the measure, if implemented in its current form, will cause shortages of basic items, such as bras, and hurt sales in the lead-up to Christmas, their busiest season.
  它们警告称，如果政府以目前的形式执行这一措施，将会导致文胸等基本物品短缺，并打击圣诞节前的销售，而圣诞是零售商们最忙碌的季节。
• But drawing attention to China's role in the lead-up to the crisis seems not very welcome there.
  不过，将注意力引向中国在引发经济危机中的作用看起来会在那里不那么受欢迎。
• Legaff: As I have said countless times over the past few days, what we are seeing is the investment the Chinese team made in the pool in the lead-up to Beijing ( Sun Yang being another who has benefited from their investment).
  之前几天我就说过无数次了，我们看到的是中国队在北京的准备期间，为他们的游泳项目大力投入（孙杨也是这些投入的另一受益者）。
• BP acted with wilful misconduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the US government has alleged at the start of the trial over the accident, as it pushes for the highest possible penalties and damages.
  美国政府指控英国石油（BP）在2010年墨西哥湾原油泄漏事故发生之前，存在故意失当行为，并争取法庭对BP处以最高数额的罚款和损害赔偿金。
• 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。
• After all, it had been well over five years since the lead-up to the financial crisis.
  毕竟，从全球金融危机前夕到现在已经过去五年多了。