lead up to

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events. idiomatic
    — If it is a new constitution, the historico-legal method is probably the most appropriate, since the events leading up to the introduction of the constitution are still so recent and relevant that they must be used for guidance when the constitution is interpreted.
  2. To precede in time.
    — With these objectives we examine developments in the years leading up to and including 43 episodes of financial sector distress or crisis (including episodes of repeat crisis) in a total sample of 50 countries.
  3. To follow or mark a path toward.
    — The old larder gate now serves as the common way to the church, for those who live on the north side, where eighteen or nineteen stone steps lead up to a paved alley, once a gallery of the dormitories, dorture, or lodging rooms of the monks, now for the most part in ruins, or converted to gardens, which we shall next proceed to describe.

词形变化

leads up to present,singular,third-person leading up to participle,present led up to participle,past led up to past
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