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

• 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。
• Republicans, the vast majority of whom are against gay marriage, said that Mr Obama simply made his historic announcement in an effort to gain support among liberal voters in the lead up to the general election.
  绝大多数共和党人反对同性恋结婚，他们说奥巴马做出这一历史性的宣告意在获得自由选民的支持，为大选做准备。
• Look for stairs to your left which lead up to the mezzanine.
  沿左面楼梯步上夹层即达。
• It's best if it fits the tone of your content otherwise it could get pretty confusing, although you could lead up to it, making it obvious what you're doing.
  最好它能够切合你要表达的语义，否则即使你引导其逐渐阐明你要表达的意思，它也会使人感到困惑。
• Instead of including that paragraph, she added one that described Lengel's crabbed response to the girls so that she could lead up to the A& P "policy" he enforces.
  这一段描述了Lengel对女孩子的回答尖酸刻薄，这样她就把话题引向了他强调的A&P政策。
• Leadership by such a group. Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door.
  精英领导精英阶级的领导们四层精美的石阶引至前门。
• Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths
  艾伦·汤姆林森再现了导致多人死亡的一系列事件。
• Tom concluded to let Huck lead up to the subject.
  汤姆决定让哈克先开口谈这个问题。
• It was just a lead up to other things I wanted to say.
  我想说的是这事出有因。
• They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.
  他们经过连番争吵后决定分居。