单词 | lead up to |
释义 | lead up to 1. phrasal verb B2 The events that led up to a particular event happened one after the other until that event occurred. Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 2. See also lead-up 3. phrasal verb [usually cont] B2 The period of time leading up to an event is the period of time immediately before it happens. ...the weeks leading up to Christmas. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for lead If someone leads up to a particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it. I'm leading up to something quite important. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] |
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