Preliminary expenses
[经] 初期费用
🧩 词语组成解析
preliminary
[prɪ'lɪmɪnɛri]
adj. 初步的，初级的;预备的;开端的;序言的;
n. 准备工作;预赛;初步措施;（对学生等的）预考;
pre预先+limin门槛，限制+ary形容词后缀→入门以前→初步的
expenses
[ɪks'pensɪz]
n. 费用;花钱的东西;开销;（向雇主报销的）费用;费用( expense的名词复数 );花费的钱;消耗;花钱的东西;
🗣️ 情景例句
We're lost, can you help us figure out where we are?
我们迷路了，你能告诉我们现在我们在哪儿吗？
We also hope to expand our business with you.
我们也希望与贵公司扩大贸易往来。
An even harder situation is to be on the platform in good time for a train and still to see it go off without you.
更难堪的情况是虽然及时赶到站台上，却眼睁睁地看着那趟火车启动，把你抛下。