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preparatory to noun/-ing
表示‘作为…的准备’，后接名词或动名词。
She attended a language course preparatory to her study abroad.
她在出国留学前参加了一个语言预备课程。
预备性的, 准备性的
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预备性的, 准备性的
preceding and preparing for something
She attended a language course preparatory to her study abroad.
她在出国留学前参加了一个语言预备课程。
准备的；与准备有关的
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
准备的
preceding and preparing for something
She enrolled in a preparatory course to improve her math skills before the exam.
她报名参加了一个预备课程，以便在考试前提高数学成绩。
AI contextual example
The company is in the preparatory phase of launching a new product line.
公司正处于推出新产品线的准备阶段。
AI contextual example
He spent a year in preparatory school before entering university.
他在预科学校读了一年，然后才进入大学。
AI contextual example
preparatory steps
准备步骤。
WordNet
表示‘作为…的准备’，后接名词或动名词。
She attended a language course preparatory to her study abroad.
她在出国留学前参加了一个语言预备课程。
作前置定语，修饰名词，表示‘预备性的’。
The preparatory work took two months.
准备工作花了两个月。
Not this
I am preparatory for the exam.
Use this
I am preparing for the exam.
错误：将形容词“preparatory”用作动词。正确形式应为动词“prepare”的现在分词“preparing”，表示“正在准备”。
Not this
We need to do some preparatory before the trip.
Use this
We need to do some preparation before the trip.
错误：将形容词“preparatory”用作名词。正确名词形式是“preparation”，表示“准备工作”。
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预科学校
He attended a preparatory school before entering university.
他上大学前上了一所预科学校。
准备工作
The team did extensive preparatory work for the project.
团队为该项目做了大量的准备工作。
准备阶段
The research is still in the preparatory stage.
这项研究仍处于准备阶段。
筹备阶段
The preparatory phase of the event lasted six months.
活动的筹备阶段持续了六个月。
预备会议
A preparatory meeting was held to discuss the agenda.
举行了一次预备会议讨论议程。
预备课程
She took a preparatory course for the exam.
她上了考试预备课程。
在...之前，作为...的准备
He spent a month studying preparatory to taking the exam.
他花了一个月学习，为参加考试做准备。
预备学校
She attended a prestigious preparatory school before entering university.
她进入大学之前就读于一所知名的预备学校。
预备课程
I enrolled in a preparatory course for the TOEFL.
我报名了一个托福预备课程。
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pre（预先）+ paratory（联想prepare准备）→ 预先准备的，预备性的。
语域：formal 常见场景：education、preparation stages 通常用于正式场合，如教育或培训的准备阶段。
常接"to"表示"作为...的准备"
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