首页英语词典prepareprepare英英释意

prepare

英[prɪ'peə] 美[prɪ'pɛr]
  • vt. 准备;使适合;装备;起草
  • vi. 预备;做好思想准备

英英释意


1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;
"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
2. prepare for eating by applying heat;
"Cook me dinner, please"
"can you make me an omelette?"
"fix breakfast for the guests, please"
3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery;
"prepare a report"
"prepare a speech"
4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort;
"machinate a plot"
"organize a strike"
"devise a plan to take over the director's office"
5. prepare (someone) for a future role or function;
"He is grooming his son to become his successor"
"The prince was prepared to become King one day"
"They trained him to be a warrior"
6. create by training and teaching;
"The old master is training world-class violinists"
"we develop the leaders for the future"
7. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord;
"prepare the discord in bar 139"
8. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession;
"She is training to be a teacher"
"He trained as a legal aid"