prelim

IPA/ˈpriːlɪm/
KK[prɪlˈɪm]IPA/ˈpriːlɪm/

prelim — 名詞

  • prelimsingular
  • prelimsplural

1. a game, race, competition, or exam that takes place before the main event, usual

1.名詞B2
釋義

預賽；初試

正式比賽或考試前的資格賽或預考

a game, race, competition, or exam that takes place before the main event, usually to decide which people or teams will move on to the next stage

例句

Femi won his first-round prelim match and moved on to the quarter-finals.

Femi 在首輪預賽中獲勝，晉級八強賽。

collocation: prelim match / prelim round

The team has to play three prelims before the main tournament starts next month.

這支球隊在主錦標賽下個月開打之前，要先打三場預賽。

often plural: play the prelims

常見搭配
  • prelim match
  • prelim exam
  • prelim round
  • play a prelim
  • win / lose a prelim
  • first-round prelim
同義詞
  • preliminary

    the full, more formal version of the same word; use in official or written contexts

  • qualifier

    emphasises the function of deciding who qualifies for the next stage

  • heat

    specifically one round within a multi-round sports competition

反義詞
  • final

    the last, deciding event that the prelim leads towards

文法句型

prelim + noun (match / exam / round)

the prelims

用法筆記

This word is a shortening of 'preliminary' and is used mainly in informal speech. It can refer to a single qualifying contest (a prelim match) or to a whole series of qualifying rounds (the prelims). In academic contexts, a prelim is often a test taken part-way through a course.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • prelim match
  • prelim round
  • prelim exam

介系詞搭配

  • in the prelims
  • through the prelims