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preparation n.准备；预备；配制 (1) 他考试前没做任何准备，所以不及格。(2) 女王访问的筹备工作已基本就绪。(3) 为医治他的咳嗽而调制的药中包括樟脑。 If you know pre means before, then you have a clue to the meaning of preparation. Dressing up before a date, learning your lines for a play, and attending medical school are all forms of preparation. Boot camp is preparation for soldiers. Rehearsal is preparation for actors. In cooking a huge meal, you have to do a lot of preparation before actually beginning to cook. If you fail a test, you clearly need to do more preparation next time.

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英 [ˌprepə'reɪʃn] 美 [ˌprepə'reɪʃn] (1) He didn't do any preparation for this exam, so he failed.(2) Preparations for the Queen's visit are almost complete.(3) The preparation for his cough included camphor. Preparation is the act of preparing — getting ready, planning, training, or studying with a goal in mind. 1[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。2[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。3[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

英语单词	preparation
英美音标	英 [ˌprepə'reɪʃn] 美 [ˌprepə'reɪʃn]
中文释义	n.准备；预备；配制
英语例句	(1) He didn't do any preparation for this exam, so he failed. (2) Preparations for the Queen's visit are almost complete. (3) The preparation for his cough included camphor.
中文例句	(1) 他考试前没做任何准备，所以不及格。 (2) 女王访问的筹备工作已基本就绪。 (3) 为医治他的咳嗽而调制的药中包括樟脑。
vocabulary简明	Preparation is the act of preparing — getting ready, planning, training, or studying with a goal in mind.
vocabulary扩展	If you know pre means before, then you have a clue to the meaning of preparation. Dressing up before a date, learning your lines for a play, and attending medical school are all forms of preparation. Boot camp is preparation for soldiers. Rehearsal is preparation for actors. In cooking a huge meal, you have to do a lot of preparation before actually beginning to cook. If you fail a test, you clearly need to do more preparation next time.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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

Preparation Making Arrangements S 英 ˌprepə'Reɪʃn] 美 ˌprepə'Reɪʃn N.准备；预备；配制