preview

名词 preview:

1. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
   同义词：prevue, trailer
2. a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public

动词 preview:

1. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

1. After a sneak preview of the film they decided to shelve it.
   该影片在试映后，他们决定把它搁置起来。
2. I showed the sales director a preview of the proposal to whet his appetite for the main advertising campaign.
   我给销售经理预先看所提的建议，以增加他对广告宣传运动的兴趣。

preview 也作 pre.vue

n.（名词）
An advance showing, as of a movie or an art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins.
预审，预看：在公映或公开展览之前的预先放映或开放，如电影或艺术展览，只有少数经过挑选的观众被邀请
An advance viewing or exhibition, especially the presentation of several scenes advertising a forthcoming movie; a trailer.
预（试）演，预（试）映，预（试）展预告片：预先观看或展览，尤指放映即将公映的影片中的几个镜头以作宣传；（电影，电视等）的预告片
An introductory or preliminary message, sample, or overview; a foretaste.
预告：介绍性或初步的信息，标本或概述；象征，预示
v.tr.（及物动词）
pre.viewed 也作 pre.vued pre.view.ing pre.vu.ing pre.views pre.vues
To view or exhibit in advance.
预看：预先观看或展览
To provide a preliminary sample or overview of:
（教师在正式讲课前所作的）课程概况简介：提供初步的范例或概述：
例句：
The professor previewed the course for us.
教授对我们大致介绍了这门课