lead up to something

phrasal verbphr v

a) BEFOREif a series of events or a period of time leads up to an event, it comes before it or causes it 是…的先导；导致，引起，造成

the weeks that led up to her death

她死亡前的那几个星期

the events leading up to his dismissal

最终导致他被解雇的几件事

b) INTRODUCEto gradually introduce an embarrassing, upsetting, or surprising subject into a conversation 渐渐引入〔令人尴尬、不安或惊讶的话题〕

She had already guessed what he was leading up to.

她已经猜出他要说什么了。

Examples from the Corpus

lead up to • Beyond doubt, he was a key figure in the events that led up to Megan and Morag and to Dolly.• My whole childhood had been leading up to playing football in college.• Many of the details of the events leading up to the bombing have come to light in recent months.

→ lead up to something at lead1(PHRASAL VERB)

词汇	lead up to something
释义	lead up to something lead up to something phrasal verbphr v a) BEFOREif a series of events or a period of time leads up to an event, it comes before it or causes it 是…的先导；导致，引起，造成 the weeks that led up to her death 她死亡前的那几个星期 the events leading up to his dismissal 最终导致他被解雇的几件事 b) INTRODUCEto gradually introduce an embarrassing, upsetting, or surprising subject into a conversation 渐渐引入〔令人尴尬、不安或惊讶的话题〕 She had already guessed what he was leading up to. 她已经猜出他要说什么了。 Examples from the Corpus lead up to • Beyond doubt, he was a key figure in the events that led up to Megan and Morag and to Dolly.• My whole childhood had been leading up to playing football in college.• Many of the details of the events leading up to the bombing have come to light in recent months. → lead up to something at lead1(PHRASAL VERB)
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