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Prepare Ready Make Preparing Sth Prepared   [V N

The word "prepare" is a verb that means to make something or someone ready for a future event or purpose. It can also mean to make food ready to eat or to get oneself mentally or physically ready for something.

英语

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/prɪpe͟ə(r)/
1
[VERB 动词]把…准备好;使预备好 If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen.
  [V n]
  [V n for n]
  • Two technicians were preparing a videotape recording of last week's programme...

    两个技术人员正在准备上周节目的录像带。

  • On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare...

    准备一份报告平均需要1,000小时。

  • The crew of the Iowa has been preparing the ship for storage.

    “艾奥瓦号”的船员一直都在为货物储存准备船只。

2
[VERB 动词]为…做准备;筹备 If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements.
  [V for n]
  [V to-inf]
  [V pron-refl for n]
  [Also V]
  • The Party leadership is using management consultants to help prepare for the next election...

    该党的领导层正在管理顾问的帮助下筹备下一届的选举。

  • President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency...

    卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。

  • He had to go back to his hotel and prepare to catch a train for New York...

    他不得不回到酒店,准备赶火车去纽约。

  • His doctor had told him to prepare himself for surgery.

    他的医生已经告诉他做好动手术的准备。

3
[VERB 动词]准备(食物);做(饭菜) When you prepare food, you get it ready to be eaten, for example by cooking it.
  [V n]
  • She made her way to the kitchen, hoping to find someone preparing dinner...

    她走到厨房,希望看到有人在准备晚饭。

  • The best way of preparing the nuts is to rehydrate them by soaking overnight.

    做这些坚果的最好方法就是用水浸泡一个晚上,为其补充水分。


Oxford pre·pare / prɪˈpeə(r) ; NAmE prɪˈper / verb 1 [transitive ] to make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sth 使做好准备;把…预备好 preparesth/sb to prepare a report 撰写报告 preparesth/sb for sb/sth A hotel room is being prepared for them. 正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。 The college prepares students for a career in business. 这个学院是培养商务人才的。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen 使(自己)有准备;防范 I had no time to prepare. 我当时没时间准备。 preparefor sth The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams. 全班都在努力用功准备考试。 prepareyourself (for sth) The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration. 警察正在准备防范示威时可能出现的骚乱。 prepareto do sth I was preparing to leave. 我正准备离开。 prepareyourself to do sth The troops prepared themselves to go into battle. 部队准备开赴战场。 3 [transitive ] preparesth to make food ready to be eaten 预备(饭菜);做(饭) He was in the kitchen preparing lunch. 他在厨房做午饭。 4 [transitive ] preparesth (from sth) to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together 调制,配制(药品等) remedies prepared from herbal extracts 从草药提取成分配制的药物 IDIOM prepare the ˈground (for sth) to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved (为…)准备条件,铺路 The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting. 这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。 prepare prepares prepared preparing pre·pare / prɪˈpeə(r) ; NAmE prɪˈper /
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preparepre‧pare /prɪˈpeə $ -ˈper/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
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1make something [transitive] a)to make a meal or a substance:  Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking. When we got home, Stephano was busy preparing dinner. b)to write a document, make a programme etc:  Health and safety officers will investigate the site and prepare a report. Green set himself the task of preparing a map of this remote area. see thesaurus at
cook
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone makes a meal rather than prepares it:· Who’s making dinner tonight?· I’ll make the gravy.
2make plans/arrangements [intransitive, transitive] to make plans or arrangements for something that will happen in the future SYN  get readyprepare for The 45-year-old explorer has been preparing for his latest expedition to the Arctic.prepare to do something Her parents were busy preparing to go on holiday. The prosecution wanted more time to prepare their case.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone gets ready for something rather than prepares for it:· We’re getting ready to move next week.3make something ready [transitive] to make something ready to be used:  Prepare the soil, then plant the seedlings eight inches apart.prepare something for somebody/something Coulthard’s team were up all night preparing the car for the race.4make yourself ready [transitive] to make yourself mentally or physically ready for something that you expect to happen soonprepare yourself (for something) The letter arrived, and we prepared ourselves for bad news. Can you just give me a couple more moments to prepare myself?prepare yourself for a race/fight etc The Chicago Bears are busy preparing themselves for the big game.prepare to do something Buy the album, and prepare to be amazed.5make somebody ready [transitive] to provide someone with the training, skills, experience etc that they will need to do a job or to deal with a situationprepare somebody for something a course that prepares students for English examinations Schools should do more to prepare children for the world of work. What does a coach do to prepare his team for the Superbowl?6prepare the way/ground for somebody/something to make it possible for something to be achieved, or for someone to succeed in doing something:  Curie’s research prepared the way for the work of modern nuclear scientists.THESAURUSto prepare for an eventprepare to make plans or arrangements for something that will happen in the future so that you will be ready when it happens: · He only had a few hours to prepare for the interview.· The family are preparing to move to Queensland.get ready to prepare for something. Get ready is less formal than prepare and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: · Smith has been busy getting ready for the race.· The army was getting ready to attack.make preparations to prepare for an event that needs a lot of planning: · The couple are making preparations for their wedding next year.gear up to prepare for an important event – used about companies, organizations, cities etc: · Stores are gearing up for the busy Christmas shopping period.· The city is gearing up for the Olympics.to prepare something so it can be usedprepare to make something ready to be used: · Have you prepared your speech?· Groundsmen were preparing the pitch for tomorrow’s game.get something ready to prepare something. Get something ready is less formal than prepare and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: · They were getting the ship ready to sail.set (something) up to prepare equipment so that it is ready to be used: · It will take a few minutes to set the camera up.· The band was setting up on the stage.
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prepare

[prɪˈpeə(r)]prepared, preparing, prepares

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prepared[40961] prepares[1505] preparing[12038]
准备(95%),预备(5%)
vt.准备;使适合;装备;起草
vi.预备;做好思想准备

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