在…之前

leading on to───引导到

standing up to───经得起；抵抗；勇敢地面对

adding up to───合计达，总计达

facing up to───勇敢地面对

getting up to───赶上，追上；达到

lead up to───导致；作为…的准备

leads up to───导致；作为…的准备

living up to───不辜负；做到；实践

looking up to───尊敬

I'm leading up to something quite important.───我正要说到很重要的事情上。

He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.───他描述了抢劫案发生前的一系列有关情况。

My vote for the most important cities in the world in the period leading up to 2000 B.C. would be Ur, Iraq.───我认为在公元前2000年之前的世界上最重要的城市是伊拉克的乌尔。

TYPICAL USE: A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent information.───把造成这情况的先前事件作一简赂说明，才是适当的资料。

I'd get a sickening sense of dread for the fortnight leading up to them, knowing that I would become a sleep-deprived grumpy, spotty hermit.───十四天的夜班后我发现感到胆战心惊的害怕，我很清楚的知道自己会变成一个睡眠不足的，性情乖戾情绪不稳的隐士。

Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons.───连通向爱心部外层关卡的街道都有大猩猩般粗壮的警卫巡逻把守，他们身穿黑制服，手持双节警棍。

There was a long line of abandoned trucks and carts on a road leading up to a bridge. No one was in sight.───有一个被遗弃的卡车和一个领导到一个大桥路车排成长龙，没有人看不到了。

For example, in a climate approaching a tipping point, the weather tends to look more similar day to day leading up to the big change.───比如说，在接近转折点的气候中，天气在发生重大变化之前往往一天天显得越来越相似。

as well as in the days and weeks leading up to one. And feeling tired all the time may be a symptom of heart failure.───疲劳。特别是妇女，不寻常的疲劳可以在心脏病发作期间以及之后的数天或数周发生。一直感觉疲倦可能是心衰症状。

In the months leading up to the great ceremony, many people took part in the preparations.

He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.

She had already guessed what he was leading up to.

I'm leading up to something quite important.

Let's survey the events leading up to the crime.

There's a very long, winding path leading up to the house.

The book chronicles the events leading up to the war.

That's just what I am leading up to.

They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.