Pronounced /ˌpriː 'skuːl/ for meaning 1, and /'priː skuːl/ for meaning 2. 义项1读作 /ˌpriː 'skuːl/,义项2读作 /'priː skuːl/。
										- ADJ 入学前的;学龄前的
 Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.- Looking after pre-school children is very tiring...
 照顾学龄前的孩子非常辛苦。
- The Halsey Report emphasized the value of a pre-school education.
 《哈尔西报告》强调了学前教育的重要性。
 
- N-VAR (美国二至五六岁孩子的)学前班
 In the United States, a pre-school is a school for children between the ages of 2 and 5 or 6.- Children graduate to the kindergarten, then pre-school, and then school.
 孩子们先上幼儿园,然后上学前班,再接着上小学。