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单词
preparatory to doing sth
释义
preparatory to doing sth
phrase
If one action is done
preparatory to
another, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it.
[
formal
]
Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking.
[
+
to
]
She lit the oven, preparatory to putting the pie into it.
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to bring an action against sb
to bring forth
to bring into play
to bring or call sth into question
to bring or put sth into operation
to bring out the best/worst in sb
to bring pressure/influence to bear on sb
to bring sb/come down to earth
to bring sb to heel
to bring sb to his/her knees
to bring sb to justice
to bring sb up to date
to bring something to bear
to bring sth alive
to bring sth home to sb
to bring sth into being
to bring sth into line with sth
to bring sth to a close
to bring sth to a halt
to bring sth to an end, put an end to sth
to bring sth to a stop/an end
to bring sth to sb's notice
to bring sth up to date
to bring the house down
to bring up the rear
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