preliminary initial tentative first step
The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
—— 柯林斯例句It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法,并非成形的提议。
—— 柯林斯例句The book is essentially a taster for those unfamiliar with the subject.
这本书基本上会让那些不熟悉该学科的人对其有个初步了解。
—— 柯林斯例句Mitsubishi Motors were anxious to get a toehold in the European market.
三菱汽车急于在欧洲市场上取得初步的立足之地。
—— 柯林斯例句Some preliminary polls show him out in front.
一些初步民意调查显示他处于领先位置。
—— 柯林斯例句