英语词组lead up to是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Phr V

lead up to

leads, leading, led

lead up to sth

if a period of time or a series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins

Police are trying to discover where the boy had been in the hours which led up to his disappearance.The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash.

lead-up

noun British & Australian the period of time before an event or activityusually + to

Both parties are campaigning hard in the lead-up to the election.

to prepare to talk about something or ask a question about something by mentioning the subject you want to talk about

I could tell he was leading up to a question about Marie by his constant references to divorce.

lead up to

1. To serve as a route directly to a particular thing or place. This gravel path leads up to our grandfather's cabin. A trail of cairns led up the peak of the mountain.

2. To act as a preface or preparation for something else; to gradually result in something. Everything he began with in his speech led up to his announcement that the company would be closing at the end of the following month. We'll begin the show with a number of smaller acts, leading up to the sword eater as our grand finale.

lead up to something

1. Lit. to aim at or route movement to something. A narrow path led up to the door of the cottage. This road leads up to the house at the top of the hill.

2. Fig. to prepare to say something; to lay the groundwork for making a point. (Typically with the present participle.) I was just leading up to telling you what happened when you interrupted. I knew she was leading up to something, the way she was talking.

lead up to

Prepare gradually for, result in gradually, as in These events clearly led up to the coup, or His remarks led up to the main point of the speech, that he was going to resign next year . [Mid-1800s]

lead up to

1. To result in by a series of steps: events leading up to the coup.

2. To proceed toward (a main topic) with preliminary remarks.

词组	lead up to
释义	Phr V lead up to leads, leading, led lead up to sth if a period of time or a series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins Police are trying to discover where the boy had been in the hours which led up to his disappearance.The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash. lead-up noun British & Australian the period of time before an event or activityusually + to Both parties are campaigning hard in the lead-up to the election. to prepare to talk about something or ask a question about something by mentioning the subject you want to talk about I could tell he was leading up to a question about Marie by his constant references to divorce. phraselead up to1. lead up to sth if a series of events or days, weeks etc lead up to an important event, they come before it: a discussion of the events leading up to the Second World War San Francisco will take on a festival atmosphere in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.the lead-up to sth n singular BrE the period of time before an important event: A record number of stores are opening on Sundays in the lead-up to Christmas.2. lead up to sth usually progressive to gradually introduce a particular subject into a conversation of speech, especially something that may be embarrassing or upsetting: I could see that he was leading up to a request for more money. He was obviously leading up to something with all that talk about the company's financial problems.■ SIMILAR TO: work up to lead up to 1. To serve as a route directly to a particular thing or place. This gravel path leads up to our grandfather's cabin. A trail of cairns led up the peak of the mountain. 2. To act as a preface or preparation for something else; to gradually result in something. Everything he began with in his speech led up to his announcement that the company would be closing at the end of the following month. We'll begin the show with a number of smaller acts, leading up to the sword eater as our grand finale. lead up to something 1. Lit. to aim at or route movement to something. A narrow path led up to the door of the cottage. This road leads up to the house at the top of the hill. 2. Fig. to prepare to say something; to lay the groundwork for making a point. (Typically with the present participle.) I was just leading up to telling you what happened when you interrupted. I knew she was leading up to something, the way she was talking. lead up to Prepare gradually for, result in gradually, as in These events clearly led up to the coup, or His remarks led up to the main point of the speech, that he was going to resign next year . [Mid-1800s] lead up to 1. To result in by a series of steps: events leading up to the coup. 2. To proceed toward (a main topic) with preliminary remarks.
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