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

• 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。
• 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。
• The international media showed intense interest in Hong Kong in the lead-up to, and during, the handover.
  对于在回归前及回归期间的香港，国际传媒尤为关注。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He adds that it is sold into supermarkets and that he is negotiating for it to sit near the tills at a leading bookstore in the lead-up to Christmas.
  他补充道，这本书已在超市上架，他正在与一家主要书店洽谈，想让书店在圣诞节前把这本书放在收银台旁的书架上销售。
• 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。
• New Inquiries About Lead-up Method: a Motor Learning Perspective
  诱导式教学法新探&运动技能学视角