lead up to
英 [liːd ʌp tu]
美 [liːd ʌp tu]
（一系列事件）导致，致使，引致; （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前; （把谈话）引向（某个话题）
柯林斯词典
- See also:Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths...They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.lead-up
- PHRASAL VERB （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前
The period of timeleading up toan event is the period of time immediately before it happens.- ...the weeks leading up to Christmas.
圣诞节前的几个星期
- ...the weeks leading up to Christmas.
- PHRASAL VERB （把谈话）引向（某个话题）
If someoneleads up toa particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it.- I'm leading up to something quite important.
我正要谈到相当重要的部分。
- I'm leading up to something quite important.
双语例句
- Republicans, the vast majority of whom are against gay marriage, said that Mr Obama simply made his historic announcement in an effort to gain support among liberal voters in the lead up to the general election.
绝大多数共和党人反对同性恋结婚，他们说奥巴马做出这一历史性的宣告意在获得自由选民的支持，为大选做准备。 - Assuming that you want to measure this steady-state performance, you need to understand all the factors that lead up to it.
假设希望度量稳定状态下的性能，就需要了解影响这个过程的所有因素。 - In the lead up to the World Cup, players will no doubt be asked to address the growing threat of terrorism to sports.
在筹备世界杯期间，球员们无疑会被问及运动场上恐怖威胁与日俱增这一事件。 - As the number of hours of sunshine per day increase, and the sun's intensity reaches its peak in the lead up to summer, we asked Dr.
随着每天日照时间的延长以及阳光强度的增加，我们有必要对夏季的肌肤安全引起重视，为此我们采访了Alberta大学的皮肤病教授Dr。 - Tom concluded to let Huck lead up to the subject.
汤姆决定让哈克先开口谈这个问题。 - Look for stairs to your left which lead up to the mezzanine.
沿左面楼梯步上夹层即达。 - Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door.
四层精美的石阶引至前门。 - Your role is to help in setting small interim goals and deadlines that lead up to larger ones, for example without hovering.
你的作用是提供帮助比如为实现更大的目标，设定较小的临时目标和最终期限等但决不插手干涉。 - It was just a lead up to other things I wanted to say.
我想说的是这事出有因。 - The different mode of thinking between the Western people and Chinese people lead up to the different form of expression between English and Chinese.
西方人和中国人思维方式的不同导致了英汉两种语言表达形式的不同。