Preliminary estimates
[化] 初步估计
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
n. 估计；概数；预算（estimate的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
No way!
不行！
I have a feeling he will get to the airpot on time.
我有一种感觉他会准时到机场。
The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
狗也比较自由，被放出围栏，四处遛达。