prepare
prepare
verb
[with obj.]
preparer
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- make (something) ready for use or consideration
准备，起草；把…准备好
prepare a brief summary of the article.
为文章起草简短概要。
■make (food or a meal) ready for cooking or eating
（食物，饭食）预备，准备
she was busy preparing lunch.
她正忙着准备午饭。
■make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something
使（某人）预备好
schools should prepare children for life.
学校应当使孩子们有准备对付生活。
by this time I was prepared for anything.
到这时，我已经做好了最坏的准备。
■[no obj.]make oneself ready to do or deal with something
预备；作准备
she took time off to prepare for her exams.
她专门请假准备考试。
[with infinitive]school-leavers preparing to start degree courses.
准备修学位课程的毕业生。
■(be prepared to do something)be willing to do something
乐意做
I wasn't prepared to go along with that.
我不想附和那一点。
■make (a chemical product) by a reaction or series of reactions
调制，配制 - (Music)(in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation
(乐)（在和弦中）预备（不和谐音）
preparer
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae 'before' + parare 'make ready'
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