| [/prɪˈpeə(r); prɪˋpɛr/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ (sb/sth) (for sb/sth) get or make (sb/sth) ready 使（某人）有准备; 把（某事物）准备好; 预备:
I had no time in which to prepare. 我已来不及做准备了. *
prepare for trouble 准备应付麻烦事 *
prepare a meal, ie get food ready to be eaten 预备饭菜 *
have everything prepared beforehand 事先把一切都准备好 *
prepare children for an examination 指导儿童准备考试 *
The troops were being prepared for battle/to go into battle. 部队已作好战斗准备[已准备好投入战斗]. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) be prepared for sth be ready for sth (esp sth unpleasant) 对某事物（尤指令人不愉快者）作好准备:
I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this! 我知道有些问题, 却未料到这一点! *
She was prepared for anything to happen. 她已准备好应付一切. be prepared to do sth be able and willing to do sth 能够 并愿意做某事:
I am prepared to lend you the money if you promise to pay it back. 我愿意把钱借给你, 你得答应还给我. *
I am not prepared to stay and listen to these outrageous insults. 我可不愿意在这儿受这种奇耻大辱. prepare the ground (for sth) make it possible or easier to develop sth 为发展某事物准备了条件:
Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel. 早期进行的军用火箭试验为宇航事业的发展打下了基础. 用法:
3 (phr v) prepare sb for sth cause sb to expect sth (esp sth unpleasant) 使某人对某事物（尤指令人不愉快者）有所准备:
Prepare yourself for a nasty shock! 有件令人十分震惊的事, 你要有所准备! |