lead up tosth
—phrasal verbwithleadverbuk/liːd/us/liːd/led|leduk/led/us/led/
(HAPPEN)
C2
If aperiodoftimeorseriesofeventsleadsup to aneventoractivity, ithappensuntil thateventoractivitybegins.
为…作铺垫；是…的先导
Thepilothad norecollectionof theeventsleadingup to thecrash.飞行员想不起飞机坠毁前发生了什么。
- I was veryanxiousin thetimeleadingup to theevent.
- Themomentsleadingup to theaccidentare veryconfusedin mymind.
- Whatexactlyledup to hisresignation?
- Theydocumentedall theeventsleadingup to themassacre.
- I wasillin theperiodleadingup to theelection.
(TALK)
topreparetotalkabout something bygraduallymentioningthesubjectyouwanttotalkabout
缓慢过渡，慢慢引导
Hestartedtellingme about awonderfulnewrestauranthe'd been to and Iwonderedwhat he wasleadingup to.他开始跟我讲他去过的一家很棒的新餐馆，而我则在想他到底想要说什么。