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

• 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。
• Lehman Brothers, for example, was accused by David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, of overstating the value of its balance sheet in the lead-up to its collapse in 2008.
  例如，对冲基金经理戴维艾因霍恩（davideinhorn）指责雷曼兄弟在2008年公司倒闭前夕夸大其账面价值。
• 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。
• In Bangladesh, where nearly half of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, prices of basic foodstuffs and commodities have seen a spike in the lead-up to Ramadan.
  在孟加拉国，几乎一半的人口每天的生活水平低于一美元，粮食和日用品的基本价格使斋月到来受挫。
• The lead-up to the race war intensifies and inmates of all colors prep their weapons.
  种族战争的导火索在一步步的加强，各种肤色的囚犯都在准备武器。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• In the lead-up to the visit those spectators are likely to have been reminded of William's first visit to Australia, when he was brought by his proud parents back in 1983 at roughly the same age as George is now.
  这次出游的前奏是观众可能会想起威廉第一次到访澳大利亚的情形。1983年他那自豪的父母带着他来到澳大利亚，当时他和乔治差不多大。
• Conservation Everlasting for the Eternal Gugong: Written during the Lead-up to China's First Cultural Heritage Day
  永远的故宫永远的保护&作于中国第一个文化遗产日到来之际