Preparatory to
在...之前, 作为...的准备
🧩 词语组成解析
preparatory
[pri'pærətəri]
adj. 预备的，准备的，筹备的;初步的;
adv. 在先前，作为准备;
n. <美>大学预科;<英>私立预科学校;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
🗣️ 情景例句
You're a real friend!
你是个真正的朋友！
For those of you that didn't hear it, the question was how soon we could expect the product to be on sale.
你们并未听说过，问题是产品多快能上市。
During the summer, I noticed tat the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
到了夏天，我发现树叶开始枯萎，