"preliminaries" 怎么发音

word

US

pɹiˈɫɪməˌnɛɹiz/, /pɹɪˈɫɪməˌnɛɹiz

pri-LIM-uh-nair-eez

UK

pɹɪlˈɪmɪnəɹiz

pri-LIM-in-uh-reez

释义

Preliminaries are actions or events that happen before something more important, like preparation steps before a main event or competition. They can also refer to early rounds in sports or formalities before getting started.

IPA 音标

美式英语

pɹiˈɫɪməˌnɛɹiz/, /pɹɪˈɫɪməˌnɛɹiz

英式英语

pɹɪlˈɪmɪnəɹiz

简化发音

美式

pri-LIM-uh-nair-eez

英式

pri-LIM-in-uh-reez

语境中听

The preliminaries of the competition will start at 9 a.m.

We finished the preliminaries before the main meeting.

Athletes must pass the preliminaries to reach the finals.

Let’s skip the preliminaries and get straight to business.