[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]准备；预备；筹备Preparation is the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.
[usu with supp]
Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish...
打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
Few things distracted the Pastor from the preparation of his weekly sermons...
几乎没有什么事情能使牧师在准备每周的布道时分神。
Behind any successful event lay months of preparation.
任何成功的活动都需要好几个月的准备。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作Preparations are all the arrangements that are made for a future event.
The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens...
美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品 A preparation is a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.
...anti-ageing creams and sensitive-skin preparations.
抗衰老面霜和敏感性皮肤适用的护肤制剂
Oxford
prep·ar·ation★/ˌprepəˈreɪʃn; NAmEˌprepəˈreɪʃn/noun1★[uncountable ]preparation(for sth) the act or process of getting ready for sth or making sth ready 准备；预备◆Preparation for the party started early.聚会的准备工作很早就开始了。◆food preparation食物制作◆Careful preparation for the exam is essential.认真准备考试十分必要。◆The third book in the series is currently in preparation.丛书的第三册现在正准备出版。◆The team has been training hard in preparation forthe big game. 为备战这场重要比赛，队伍一直在严格训练。2★[countable , usually plural ]things that you do to get ready for sth or make sth ready 准备工作preparation(for sth) ◆The country is making preparationsfor war. 这个国家正在备战。◆Was going to college a good preparation for your career?上大学是否为你的事业打下了良好基础？preparation(to do sth) ◆We made preparations to move to new offices.我们为搬新办公室做准备。◆wedding preparations婚礼的筹备工作3[countable ]a substance that has been specially prepared for use as a medicine, cosmetic,etc. （医药、化妆品等）配制品，制剂◆a pharmaceutical preparation药剂◆preparations for the hair and skin护发护肤制剂preparationpreparationsprep·ar·ation/ˌprepəˈreɪʃn; NAmEˌprepəˈreɪʃn/
1[singular, uncountable] the process of preparing something or preparing for something: This dish is good for dinner parties because much of the preparation can be done ahead of time.preparation for Business training is a good preparation for any career.preparation of the preparation of the budgetdo something in preparation for something (=in order to prepare for something) He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship. Plans for the new school are now in preparation. a course in food service and food preparation2preparations [plural] arrangements for something that is going to happenpreparation for Preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games are nearing completion.Preparations are being made for the president’s visit. The festival was a great success, and preparations are underway (=have started) for another one next summer.3[countable] formal a mixture that has been prepared and that is used for a particular purpose, especially as a medicine or to make your skin more attractive: a new preparation for cleansing the skinCOLLOCATIONSadjectivescareful preparation· Moving to a new house requires careful preparation.thorough preparation (=very careful and detailed)· Thorough preparation is the best way to do well in an exam.meticulous preparation (=extremely careful not to miss any details)· The robbery took place after months of meticulous preparation.good/ideal preparation (=very useful)· The game was good preparation for our match at Torquay next week.adequate/proper preparation· You cannot go on a dangerous trip like this without adequate preparation.verbsdo some/no preparation· He had obviously done no preparation for the meeting.need/require preparation· Important competitions need proper preparation.be in preparation formal (=used to say that something is being prepared)· Reports are in preparation.
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