lead up to

英 [liːd ʌp tu]

美 [liːd ʌp tu]

（一系列事件）导致，致使，引致; （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前; （把谈话）引向（某个话题）

柯林斯词典

See also:Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths...They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate.lead-up
PHRASAL VERB （时间）临近，紧挨在…之前
The period of timeleading up toan event is the period of time immediately before it happens.
1. ...the weeks leading up to Christmas.
  圣诞节前的几个星期
PHRASAL VERB （把谈话）引向（某个话题）
If someoneleads up toa particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it.
1. I'm leading up to something quite important.
  我正要谈到相当重要的部分。

双语例句

And stairs lead up to the six-foot by eight-foot bedroom.
房间里六英尺的楼梯通往卧室，卧室也只有8英尺高。
Leadership by such a group. Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door.
精英领导精英阶级的领导们四层精美的石阶引至前门。
He stressed that COLLECTION did not miss any work following this gallop and that he was pleased with the progress of COLLECTION in the lead up to the race.
他强调，在该课快操之后，「闲话一句」一直未尝缺课，而他亦满意「闲话一句」的赛前操练进度。
Assuming that you want to measure this steady-state performance, you need to understand all the factors that lead up to it.
假设希望度量稳定状态下的性能，就需要了解影响这个过程的所有因素。
In most cases, to find out the cause of the error you need to take some type of trace that will show the sequence of calls that lead up to the error.
在大多数情况下，要找出错误的起因，需要进行某种类型的跟踪，以便通过跟踪来揭示导致错误的调用序列。
The event that lead up to the murder is show in a series of flashback
酿成谋杀案的各个环节是通过一系列倒叙手法来表现的
To lead up to and soften ( a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
调（音）通过准备调渐渐引入并柔和（不和谐音及其冲击）
However, as many of us know, the lead up to the Beijing Olympics has not been as peaceful as one would like.
但是，我想大家都有耳闻目睹，这次北京奥运的前奏没有我们预期的那么和平。
As the number of hours of sunshine per day increase, and the sun's intensity reaches its peak in the lead up to summer, we asked Dr.
随着每天日照时间的延长以及阳光强度的增加，我们有必要对夏季的肌肤安全引起重视，为此我们采访了Alberta大学的皮肤病教授Dr。
It was just a lead up to other things I wanted to say.
我想说的是这事出有因。