prelim

名词 prelim:

1. a minor match preceding the main event
   同义词：preliminary
2. an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
   同义词：preliminary examination, preliminary exam

pre.lim

n.Sports （名词）【体育运动】
A preliminary:
预赛：
例句：
Several top players were unexpectedly eliminated in the prelims.
几位顶尖选手在预赛中被意外地淘汰了