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

• To lead up to and soften ( a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
  调（音）通过准备调渐渐引入并柔和（不和谐音及其冲击）
• It was just a lead up to other things I wanted to say.
  我想说的是这事出有因。
• 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。
• And stairs lead up to the six-foot by eight-foot bedroom.
  房间里六英尺的楼梯通往卧室，卧室也只有8英尺高。
• However, as many of us know, the lead up to the Beijing Olympics has not been as peaceful as one would like.
  但是，我想大家都有耳闻目睹，这次北京奥运的前奏没有我们预期的那么和平。
• In the perfect chess combination as in a first-rate short story, the whole plot and counter-plot should lead up to a striking finale, the interest not being allayed until the very last moment.
  完美的象棋组合犹如一篇第一流的短篇故事，正反双方应该导致一场最后的战斗终曲，直到最后那刻之前，趣味始终高涨。
• Your role is to help in setting small interim goals and deadlines that lead up to larger ones, for example without hovering.
  你的作用是提供帮助比如为实现更大的目标，设定较小的临时目标和最终期限等但决不插手干涉。
• 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。
• Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door.
  四层精美的石阶引至前门。
• The first chapter of the book describes the events that lead up to?
  这本书的第一章描写了导致战争的那些事件。