prepare
- v.准备;做(饭);调制，配制（药品等）;预备(饭菜);使(自己)有准备;防范;把…预备好
过去式： prepared 现在分词： preparing 过去分词： prepared 第三人称单数： prepares
pre- ...前的 + par 平等,相等 + -e
prepareverb
使做好准备；把…预备好
to make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sth
to prepare a report
拟定报告
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。
使（自己）有准备；防范
to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen
I had no time to prepare.
我当时没时间准备。
The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams.
全班都在努力用功准备考试。
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。
I was preparing to leave.
我正准备离开。
The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
部队准备开赴战场。
预备（饭菜）；做（饭）
to make food ready to be eaten
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.
他在厨房做午饭。
调制，配制（药品等）
to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together
remedies prepared from herbal extracts
用草药提取成分配制的药物
to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved
这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.
prepare
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VERB 把…准备好；使预备好
If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen.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。
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VERB 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.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。
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VERB 准备（食物）；做（饭菜）
When you prepare food, you get it ready to be eaten, for example by cooking it.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。
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- 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
- Synonym: fix set up ready gear up set
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- 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
- Synonym: train
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- create by training and teaching
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
- Synonym: train develop educate
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- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- machinate a plot
- organize a strike
- devise a plan to take over the director's office
- Synonym: organize organise devise get up machinate
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- prepare for eating by applying heat
- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
- Synonym: cook fix ready make
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- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- prepare a report
- prepare a speech
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- 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
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- educate 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
- Synonym: groom train
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I had no time to prepare .
我当时没时间准备。
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I 'll give you ten minutes to prepare your answer .
我给你十分钟时间准备回答。
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That 's a risk I 'm not prepared to take .
我不愿意去冒这个险。
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I was not prepared for all the problems it caused .
我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无防备。
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When they set out they were well prepared .
他们出发时有很充分的准备。
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We 'll be better prepared next time .
下次我们会准备得更充分。
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They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts .
他们不准备在减税方面让步。
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The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams .
全班都在努力用功准备考试。
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I 'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone .
我不想在电话里谈论此事。
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Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school .
父母对孩子做好上学的准备起着至关重要的作用。
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The college prepares students for a career in business .
这个学院是培养商务人才的。
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We are not prepared to accept these conditions .
我们无意接受这些条件。
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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。
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You must be prepared to give the job your undivided attention .
你必须准备好全心全意地投入工作。
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Are you prepared to tell your story on camera ?
你愿意在电视上讲述你的经历吗？
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You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up .
你得准备好从最基层干起，努力向上。
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Text and graphics are prepared separately and then combined .
文字和图分别编排后再进行混排。
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We would welcome interest from anyone prepared to put money into the club .
任何人有意向俱乐部投资，我们都欢迎。
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The programme is geared to preparing students for the world of work .
本计划旨在为学生开始就业作准备。
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A hotel room is being prepared for them .
正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。
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Food must be prepared in hygienic conditions .
食物必须在卫生的环境中制作。
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The plane prepared to move in for the kill .
飞机已作好击落敌机的准备。
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One person in the group should be prepared to report back to the class on your discussion .
应由其中一名组员准备向全班汇报你们的讨论情况。
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The directors are responsible for preparing the company 's financial statements .
几位总监负责填写公司的财务报表。
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You 'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare .
你会发现准备这样的饭既快又省事。
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Nursery schools should fulfil the function of preparing children for school .
幼儿园应该起到为儿童进小学作准备的作用。
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A contract is prepared in negotiation with our clients .
我们和客户协商起草了一份合同。
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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。
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The troops prepared themselves to go into battle .
部队准备开赴战场。
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He said he wasn 't prepared to bargain .
他说他不愿讨价还价。
普通用词，指事前仔细筹划、安排。
Where do you plan to spend your holiday?
你打算在哪里度假?
We have been planning our trip to Canada for months.
数月来，我们一直在筹划我们的加拿大之行。
The police are investigating when he began planning his escape and who his accomplices were.
警方正在调查他何时开始计划逃跑以及他的同谋有谁。
He didn't plan to conceal the truth. He was just too scared at that moment.
他不是蓄意隐瞒真相的，只是一时害怕。
通常指秘密策划违法行为或针对某政要、政府的阴谋活动。
They had plotted to rob the bank.
他们曾密谋抢劫银行。
Why did the military secretly plot against him?
为什么军方密谋推翻他？
He plotted to overthrow the government.
他图谋推翻政府。
指为将要发生的事情作好计划、安排等。
The students wanted more time to prepare their exams.
学生们想要更多的时间来准备考试。
They were busy preparing for their honeymoon.
他们正忙着准备去度蜜月。
指将某事安排在某一时间或日期进行，通常用被动语态。
The conference is scheduled for next Friday.
会议定于下星期五召开。
His first book is scheduled for publication in October.
他的第一本书定于10月出版。
指为牟取私利而投机取巧或搞阴谋。
The evil queen schemed to kill the little princess with poison.
邪恶的皇后密谋毒死小公主。
He always feels that all his colleagues are scheming against him.
他总是觉得他的同事们都在算计他。
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