preliminary meeting

基本解释

Li, who was in Washington for a preliminary meeting of the major emitting nations, set out China's position that western consumers were largely to blame.
李高当时正在华盛顿参加一个由主要碳排放国参与的筹备会议，他指出，西方的消费者应对碳排放负主要责任。
David Schmitt of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, presented preliminary results at the same meeting from a survey of more than 35, 000 people in 57 countries.
伊利诺伊州布拉德雷大学的大卫·施密特在同一个会议上作了另一个报告，宣布了一项在57个国家、35000多人中做的调查的初步结果。
Certainly, in most cases the study circle leader has a preliminary plan already at the first meeting, which he or she presents for the participants.
毫无疑问，在大多数情况下学习圈的组长会在第一次会议开始前做好初步的计划并展示给其他参与者。
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After a preliminary meeting in Brussels last month, there are fresh hopes for some progress at the Washington talks next week.
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