preparatory meaning in English
adj.
准备的,预备的;筹备的。 a preparatory committee for a congress 大会的筹备委员会。 a preparatory course 预科。 preparatory formation 【军事】准备姿势。
n.
〔英国〕(为升入高级中学作准备的)私立预科学校;〔美国〕大学预科。 a preparatory school 〔英国〕补习学校;〔美国〕大学预科。 preparatory to 作为…的准备,在…之前。
adv.
在先前;作为准备 (to)。 preparatorily
adv.
Examples
- All the preparatory work has been completed .
各项准备工作均已就绪。 - He used to have a cup of coffee preparatory to his work .
过去在工作之前,他总要喝上一杯咖啡。 - Lenin did a great deal of preparatory work for this conference .
列宁为这次会议作了大量的准备工作。 - A rigorous and comprehensive approach requires some preparatory work .
应用严格的、综合的方法需要作某些准备工作。 - I made many preparatory experiments in secret, and have been satisfied with them .
我悄悄地做了几次试验,试验的结果,我十分满意。