名詞 preview:

1. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
   同義詞：prevue, trailer
2. a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public

動詞 preview:

1. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

1. After a sneak preview of the film they decided to shelve it.
   該影片在試映后，他們決定把它擱置起來。
2. I showed the sales director a preview of the proposal to whet his appetite for the main advertising campaign.
   我給銷售經(jīng)理預(yù)先看所提的建議，以增加他對廣告宣傳運(yùn)動的興趣。

preview 也作 pre.vue

n.（名詞）
An advance showing, as of a movie or an art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins.
預(yù)審，預(yù)看：在公映或公開展覽之前的預(yù)先放映或開放，如電影或藝術(shù)展覽，只有少數(shù)經(jīng)過挑選的觀眾被邀請
An advance viewing or exhibition, especially the presentation of several scenes advertising a forthcoming movie; a trailer.
預(yù)（試）演，預(yù)（試）映，預(yù)（試）展預(yù)告片：預(yù)先觀看或展覽，尤指放映即將公映的影片中的幾個鏡頭以作宣傳；（電影，電視等）的預(yù)告片
An introductory or preliminary message, sample, or overview; a foretaste.
預(yù)告：介紹性或初步的信息，標(biāo)本或概述；象征，預(yù)示
v.tr.（及物動詞）
pre.viewed 也作 pre.vued pre.view.ing pre.vu.ing pre.views pre.vues
To view or exhibit in advance.
預(yù)看：預(yù)先觀看或展覽
To provide a preliminary sample or overview of:
（教師在正式講課前所作的）課程概況簡介：提供初步的范例或概述：
例句：
The professor previewed the course for us.
教授對我們大致介紹了這門課