形容词
1. Preliminary arrangements have been made for the talks. 会谈的准备工作已经就绪。
名词
1. These boxers did quite well to get through the preliminaries. 这些拳击运动员以相当出色的成绩通过了预赛。
2. He spent a long time on polite preliminaries. 开始时他的许多时间花在客套上。