preamble
n[C, U]
~ (to sth) opening statement explaining the purpose of the book, document, lecture, etc that follows (书籍、 文件、 讲演等的)前言, 序言, 开?quot;?BR> He launched into his statement without any preamble. 他开门见山地发表言论.
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*['pri:æmbl]n. 引言, 序文, 前言【计】 前同步; 前同步信号相关词组: without preamble
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;