n.正文前的书页；预赛
名词preliminary的复数形式.
He got through the preliminaries but lost out in the finals. 他通过了预赛，但在决赛中输掉了。
Kui Yuanyuan could miss the Olympic gymnastics team finals after hurting her knee during the preliminaries on Sunday. 奎媛媛在星期天预赛中由于膝部受伤，可能无法参加奥运会体操团体决赛。
