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Prepare   [V Preparing N Ready Prepared Verb 动词

英语单词 prepare
英美音标 英 [prɪ'peə(r)] 美 [prɪ'per]
中文释义 v.预备;准备
英语例句 (1) Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel.
(2) He is preparing his speech for the meeting tomorrow.
(3) Prepare to alight,for we are almost there.
(4) Peel the pineapples and I will prepare the pineapple pie.
中文例句 (1) 早年对军用火箭进行的实验为发展航天技术奠定了基础。
(2) 他正准备明天集会的演说。
(3) 我们马上就要到了
(4) 你把菠萝皮削了,我来准备菠萝派。
vocabulary简明 To prepare means to get ready for something. When you prepare for a test, you'll get a better score than if you don’t.
vocabulary扩展 Look at all the variations that you find with prepare. If you prepare yourself mentally for an experience, you sent you mind on it happening. If you're going to tell your family that you're moving out, you might want to prepare them by having them sit down. Are you prepared for their reaction? Are you prepared to defend your decision? You can prepare wood to be painted by cleaning and sanding it. And if you prepare dinner, you cook it.
柯林斯解释
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。

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