lead up to transitive verb [lead up to sth] ① (precede) 在…之前 zài… zhīqián ▸ in the weeks leading up to the election 选举前的几个星期里 ② (culminate in) 是导致…的原因 shì dǎozhì… de yuányīn ▸ the negotiations that led up to the release of the hostages 使人质得以获释的谈判 ③ (introduce) 迂回地引向 yūhuí de yǐnxiàng ▸ he led up to the subject as tactfully as he could 他尽可能巧妙地引出这个话题 |