preparatory

adj.

1. 预备的；筹备的
   done in order to prepare for sth
   1. preparatory meetings
      预备会议
   2. Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President's visit.
      为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全检查。

1. ADJ 预备的；准备的；筹备的
   Preparatory actions are done before doing something else as a form of preparation or as an introduction.
   1. At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start.
      在开始动工之前至少要做一年的准备工作。
   2. ...preparatory talks for this week's summit in the Maldive Islands.
      为本周在马尔代夫群岛召开的峰会举行的预备会谈
2. PREP-PHRASE 在…之前；为…做准备
   If one action is done preparatory to another, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it.
   1. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking...
      斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
   2. She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.
      她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。

1. At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start.
   在开始动工之前至少要做一年的准备工作。
2. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking
   斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
3. She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.
   她把烤箱加热，准备把馅饼放进去。
4. Political leaders have reached a tentative agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month
   政治领导人已就下个月举行预备会议达成初步协定。
5. All the preparatory work has been completed.
   各项准备工作均已就绪。
6. Three days isn't enough for so much preparatory work.
   这么多准备工作，三天时间是打不住的。
7. In Japan, meetings are often mainly a formality, with a lot of preparatory work beforehand.
   在日本，会议通常只是走走形式，大量的准备工作都已事先完成了。
8. The presidium and secretary-general of this session were elected at the just concluded preparatory meeting, and the agenda of the session was adopted.
   刚才大会举行了预备会议，选举了大会主席团和大会秘书长，通过了大会议程。
9. I did preparatory exercises before the race.
   我在赛跑前做了准备运动。
10. University's national preparatory course education is a special level of higher education of our country.
    高校民族预科教育是我国高等教育的一个特殊层次。
11. Decision on the establishment of the Preparatory Committee for the world trade organization.
    关于建立世界贸易组织筹备委员会的决定。
12. United Nations preparatory meeting for the NGO Symposium on the question of palestine;
    巴勒斯坦问题非政府组织专题讨论会联合国筹备会议；
13. You are applying for a university preparatory division high school, which means you should be interested in study.
    你是在申请一个大学预备科高中，这意味着你应该对学习有兴趣。
14. Lenin did a great deal of the preparatory work for this conference.
    列宁为这次会议作了大量的准备工作。
15. Informal preparatory meeting on Somali Political reconciliation;
    索马里政治和解非正式筹备会议；
16. Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on technical cooperation among developing countries;
    联合国发展中国家技术合作会议筹备委员会；
17. Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Development and International Economic Cooperation
    专门讨论发展和国际经济合作问题的大会特别会议的筹备委员会
18. We will hold a preparatory meeting this afternoon prior to the final negotiation with our customer next week.
    在下周与我们的客户最后谈判前，我们将举行一个预备会议，时间是今天下午。
19. Preparatory Committee for the United Nations conference on Environment and Development
    联合国环境与发展会议筹备委员会
20. General Assembly Preparatory Committee for the World Conference on Administration and Development
    大会世界公共行政与发展会议筹备委员会
21. Today we begin the preparatory meeting for the Eighth National Congress.
    今天开第八次全国代表大会的预备会议。
22. In preparation of the summit in Geneva there were already two preparatory conferences, the so-called "PrepCom" s.
    为了准备在日内瓦的高峰会，已经举办过两次准备性会议了〈所谓的「会前会」（PrepCom）〉。
23. This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.
    这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方。
24. The preparatory work has brought tangible benefits to Beijingers.
    奥运会的筹备工作为北京人带来了切实的好处。
25. Bureau of the Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development
    裁军和发展之间关系国际会议筹备委员会主席团
26. It will offer college preparatory classes and leadership courses even on weekends.
    它甚至将在周末提供大学预备课程和领导能力课程。
27. Today we are holding the inaugural session of the Preparatory Meeting of the New Political Consultative Conference.
    我们的新的政治协商会议的筹备会，今天开幕了。
28. Regional preparatory meeting for the International Year of the family;
    国际家庭年区域筹备会议；
29. The critical tone was set by the Committee in a preparatory report.
    这种批评的调子是由委员会在一个预备性报告中定下的。
30. Commission for social development acting as preparatory committee for the second world assembly on ageing;
    社会发展委员会作为第二次老龄问题世界大会筹备委员会；

adj

1. preceding and preparing for something
   1. preparatory steps

   Synonym:    preparativepropaedeutic