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pref·aceBrE /ˈprefəs/NAmE /ˈprefəs/ nounan introduction to a book, especially one that explains the author's aims （书的）前言，序言 ➡ compare foreword pref·aceBrE /ˈprefəs/NAmE /ˈprefəs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they preface BrE /ˈprefəs/ NAmE /ˈprefəs/present simple - he / she / it prefaces BrE /ˈprefəsɪz/ NAmE /ˈprefəsɪz/past simple prefaced BrE /ˈprefəst/ NAmE /ˈprefəst/past participle prefaced BrE /ˈprefəst/ NAmE /ˈprefəst/ -ing form prefacing BrE /ˈprefəsɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈprefəsɪŋ/~ sth (with sth) to provide a book or other piece of writing with a preface 为…写序言◆He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. 他在前言中简要叙述了发现日记的经过。~ sth by/with sth | ~ sth by doing sth(formal) to say sth before you start making a speech, answering a question, etc. 以…为开端；作…的开场白◆I must preface my remarks with an apology. 讲话前，我必须先表示歉意。 |