Preliminary survey
[经] 初步调查
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
survey
['sɝve]
vi. 测量土地;
vt. 调查;勘测;俯瞰;
n. 调查（表），调查所，测量，测量部，测量图;概观，检查，鉴定书;环顾;
sur在上面 + vey=look看→ vt.俯瞰；检查；测量
🗣️ 情景例句
Tell me the courses you have completed in school and what is your favorite subject?
你曾修读哪些课程和你最喜欢哪一科？
You don't have to play that record/CD so loud, do you?
你不一定要把唱片放得那么响，对吧？
I must definitely get that fellow posted. '
我一定要把那个家伙打发走。”