ready
ready
(readier, readiest)
at the ready
(readier, readiest)
- [predic.]in a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared
准备就绪的
are you ready, Carrie?.
卡丽，你准备好了吗？。
I began to get ready for bed.
我开始准备睡觉。
[with infinitive]she was about ready to leave.
她差不多准备好离开了。
■(of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use
（东西）事先准备好的；立即可得到的；手头现成的
dinner's ready!.
饭好了！。
could you have the list ready by this afternoon?.
今天下午你能把列表准备好吗？。
■(ready with)keen or quick to give
随时准备好的
every time I rang up, she was ready with some excuse.
我每次打电话，她都立即提出托词。
■(ready for)in need of or having a desire for
需要；渴望得到
I expect you're ready for a drink.
我想你需要喝杯饮料。
she always looks ready for a fight.
她看上去总想打一架。
■[with infinitive]eager, inclined, or willing to do something
渴望的；愿意的，乐意的
she is ready to die for her political convictions.
她随时愿意为政治信仰献身。
■[with infinitive]in such a condition as to be likely to do something
有可能的
by the time he arrived he was ready to drop.
他到了以后有可能倒下。 - easily available or obtained; within reach
易得的；伸手可及的
there was a ready supply of drink.
饮料随时供应。
the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand.
凶手知道大头锤伸手可及。
■[attrib.]immediate, quick, or prompt
迅速的，立即的；敏捷的，灵便的
those who have ready access to the arts.
便于接触艺术的人。
a girl with a ready smile.
嘴边随时挂着笑容的女孩。
- (readies 或 the ready)(Brit. informal)available money; cash
(英，非正式)现钱，现钞
- [with obj.]prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose
使准备好
the spare transformer was readied for shipment.
备用变压器做好了装运准备。
[with obj. and infinitive]she had readied herself to speak first.
她早准备好了先发言。
at the ready
- prepared or available for immediate use
预先准备好的；立即可得到的
the men walk with their guns at the ready.
这些人荷枪实弹地往前走。
- prepare
准备
they were told to make ready for the journey home.
他们收到了做好回家的准备的通知。
- used to announce the beginning of a race
（赛跑口令）各就各位，预备，跑
- Middle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning 'arrange, prepare'; related to Dutch gereed) + -y
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