preliminary

The preliminary results of the experiment suggest that the new drug might be effective.

(Chinese) 实验的初步结果表明，这种新药可能是有效的。

Athletes must pass the preliminary round before they can compete in the finals.

(Chinese) 运动员必须通过预赛才能参加决赛。

After the usual preliminaries, the chairman finally opened the formal meeting.

(Chinese) 在常规的开场白之后，主席终于开始了正式会议。

Skipping the technical preliminaries, the engineer explained the main problem with the engine.

(Chinese) 工程师略过了技术准备阶段，直接解释了发动机的主要问题。