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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
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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