1·I'm leading up to something quite important.
我正要说到很重要的事情上。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·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。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·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。
4·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。
5·In the sand states—Florida, Arizona, Nevada and California—these trends went into overdrive in the years leading up to the crisis.
在沙州——佛罗里达、亚利桑那、内华达和加利福尼亚——这些趋势在危机爆发前的几年里发展到了极致。
6·In the days leading up to the first debate, I worked hard to be well prepared.
在第一场辩论之前的几天，我努力使自己做好充分的准备。
7·I lost a lot of weight (which I later put back on) leading up to my senior year.
我减了很多体重(后来又长回来了)升入了大四。
8·The cons rush a small hill leading up to the airfield and they see the plane waiting.
同伙们从一座小山丘上冲下，一路往飞机场跑来，他们看到飞机在等着。
9·In Romanticism there is a long tradition leading up to it of the formal Pindaric ode.
浪漫主义中有很长的，韵律学传统。
10·But know that those 19 emails leading up to the one that does get answered were not in vain.
但是要知道，那19个没人理睬的电子邮件是没有白费的。