preach
vt. & vi. 讲道;劝诫; 说教
搭配：preach at sb. 对某人告诫
preach down 当中谴责
preach up 赞扬，吹捧
1.Christ preached that we should love each other.
基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。
2.Don't preach me that.
不要以那件事说教我。
3.The old man preached temperance to young people.
那位老人劝年轻人戒酒。
4.My parents have always preached toleration and moderation.
我父母极力推崇容忍和中庸的思想。
preliminary
adj. 初步的, 预备的, 开端的
n. 准备工作, 初步行动
搭配：a preliminary exam 预考
a preliminary trial 初审，初试
preliminary remarks 开场白
1.They are taking preliminary steps in preparation for a possible war.
他们正在为应付一场可能的战争做初步的准备。
2.There are a lot of preliminaries to be gone through before you can visit certain foreigners.
在访问某些外国人之前要做好许多准备工作。
3.she began speaking, without preliminaries.
她开始说了，没有任何客套话。
preparation
n. 准备, 预备；安排, 筹备；配制剂
搭配：be in preparation 在准备中
make preparations for 为....做准备
make preparations against 为对付...做准备
1.He didn't do enough preparation for his exam, and failed.
他考试前没有充分准备, 结果不及格。
2.Preparations for the Queen's visit are almost complete.
女王访问的筹备工作已基本就绪。
3.The druggist suggested a preparation to relieve the ache.
药剂师建议配一种止痛剂。
prevail
vi. 说服, 劝说; 诱使；盛行, 流行；获胜; 占优势
搭配：prevail against 胜过，战胜
prevail among 在...很流行
prevail on/upon 说服，诱使
prevail over 压倒，战胜
派生：prevalent 流行的，普遍的
1.This fashion still prevails.
这种式样仍在流行。
2.Justice has prevailed; the guilty man has been punished.
正义得到伸张, 罪犯受到惩罚。
3.It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.
道理很难战胜感情。
4.she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work.
她被说服对自己的工作介绍一番。
