委员会在正式投票前进行了初步讨论。

The committee held a ___preliminary discussion before the official vote.

安排了一次初步会议来概述项目范围。

A ___preliminary meeting was scheduled to outline the project scope.

艺术家在开始最终绘画前做了几幅初步草图。

The artist made several ___preliminary sketches before starting the final painting.