lead up to

英 [liːd ʌp tu]

美 [liːd ʌp tu]

（一系列事件）导致，致使，引致; （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前; （把谈话）引向（某个话题）

柯林斯词典

• See also:Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths...They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.lead-up
• PHRASAL VERB （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前
  The period of timeleading up toan event is the period of time immediately before it happens.
  1. ...the weeks leading up to Christmas.
     圣诞节前的几个星期
• PHRASAL VERB （把谈话）引向（某个话题）
  If someoneleads up toa particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it.
  1. I'm leading up to something quite important.
     我正要谈到相当重要的部分。

双语例句

• In the lead up to the World Cup, players will no doubt be asked to address the growing threat of terrorism to sports.
  在筹备世界杯期间，球员们无疑会被问及运动场上恐怖威胁与日俱增这一事件。
• Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door.
  四层精美的石阶引至前门。
• Tom concluded to let Huck lead up to the subject.
  汤姆决定让哈克先开口谈这个问题。
• Some smart businessmen have caught the business chance to lead up to develop this business zone, negotiate actively and rebuild smoothly and has got original achievements.
  一些精明的商家已抓住商机，抢先进入城郊村开发这一商业领域，积极商榷并顺利展开了对部分城郊村的升级改造，且已初见成效。
• The personal assistant feature, widely predicted in the lead up to the launch, is one of my favourite aspects of today's event.
  大家广泛预测将在发布会上处于主导地位的个人助理功能是今天发布会上我最喜欢的一部分。
• The event that lead up to the murder is show in a series of flashback
  酿成谋杀案的各个环节是通过一系列倒叙手法来表现的
• Assuming that you want to measure this steady-state performance, you need to understand all the factors that lead up to it.
  假设希望度量稳定状态下的性能，就需要了解影响这个过程的所有因素。
• Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths
  艾伦·汤姆林森再现了导致多人死亡的一系列事件。
• He stressed that COLLECTION did not miss any work following this gallop and that he was pleased with the progress of COLLECTION in the lead up to the race.
  他强调，在该课快操之后，「闲话一句」一直未尝缺课，而他亦满意「闲话一句」的赛前操练进度。
• They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.
  他们经过连番争吵后决定分居。