Prepare
[prɪ'peə] or [prɪ'pɛr]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; 'prepare a report'; 'prepare a speech'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) 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'.
整理:伊冯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.
(v. t.) To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment.
(v. i.) To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
(v. i.) To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
(n.) Preparation.
整理:洛蒂
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Fit, adapt, equip, qualify.[2]. Provide, procure, get ready, put in order.
v. n. Get ready, put things in order, set one's house in order, make arrangements, make provision, take steps, clear the ground, clear the way, smooth the way, clear decks, clear for action, open the way, pave the way, sow the seed.
手打:罗纳德
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Fit, adapt, qualify, ad, just, provide, arrange, order, lay, plan, equip,furnish, make_ready
ANT:Misfit, misadapt, misprovide, derange, disarrange, demolish, subvert,disconcert
凯思琳校對
解釋/意思:
v.t. to make ready beforehand: to fit for any purpose: to make ready for use: to adapt: to form: to set or appoint: to provide: to equip.—v.i. to get one's self ready: to put everything in proper order: to lead up to.—n. (Shak.) preparation.—adj. Prepared′ made ready fit or suitable: ready.—adv. Prepā′redly.—ns. Prepā′redness; Prepā′rer.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Prepare the Castle-hall for the trial of the sorceress. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- But I am going to prepare the laudanum for Mr. Blake; and I must request you to be present, and to see what I do. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It probably did much to disorganize social life and prepare the way for the troubles that followed the accession of Commodus. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The advantage of much sleep to prepare them for their journey was impossible. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I urged my companions to prepare for the wreck of our little skiff, and to bind themselves to some oar or spar which might suffice to float them. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The boat now began, with heavy groans, like some vast, tired monster, to prepare to push up among the multiplied steamers at the levee. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- The necessary steps back and forth from the breakfast room to the kitchen to prepare hot, crunchy toast made this portion of breakfast-getting a not agreeable feature. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Then Prussia declared war in support of Austria, and the allied forces, under the Duke of Brunswick, prepared to invade France. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Surely he is prepared. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- If I have gone a little beyond what you were prepared for, I can go back, I suppose? 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Must have been prepared for it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Robert is prepared. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- We go forward prepared to repair it after we have stormed the pass. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Sergeant is sorry to say that he is not prepared with the money. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- You are preparing the attack? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- They appear even now preparing to advance--God of Zion, protect us! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Well, then, I must return with you, said poor Meyler, throwing off his unfortunate regimentals, and preparing to accompany me home. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- This was Susan herself, occupied in preparing a posset for her little boy, who, often ailing, was now seriously unwell. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- I would almost as soon believe that the cat curls the end of its tail when preparing to spring, in order to warn the doomed mouse. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Me loves Parpar, said the artful one, preparing to climb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Among table appliances are toasters, coffee percolators, electric teapots, chafing dishes and numerous other articles that add to the convenience of preparing food. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Mr. George, entirely assenting, puts on his hat and prepares to march with Mr. Bagnet to the enemy's camp. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The hardiness of their ordinary life prepares them for the fatigues of war, to some of which their necessary occupations bear a great analogy. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- These he utters with an appearance of perfect indifference as he looks over the papers on his table and prepares to write a letter. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He prepares a polished metal plate, generally zinc, with an extremely thin coating of film or fatty milk, which dries upon and adheres to the plate. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- When the bees gather pollen and make wax and build cells, each step prepares the way for the next. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- This done, Mr. George takes a hearty farewell of the family party and prepares to saddle and mount. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The act of firing thus prepares the pistol for the next shot automatically. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
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