prepare
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ (sb/sth) (for sb/sth) get or make (sb/sth) ready 使(某人)有準備; 把(某事物)準備好; 預備
I had no time in which to prepare. 我已來不及做準備了.
prepare for trouble 準備應付麻煩事
prepare a meal, ie get food ready to be eaten 預備飯菜
have everything prepared beforehand 事先把一切都準備好
prepare children for an examination 指導兒童準備考試
The troops were being prepared for battle/to go into battle. 部隊已作好戰斗準備[已準備好投入戰斗].
2 (idm 習語) be prepared for sth be ready for sth (esp sth unpleasant) 對某事物(尤指令人不愉快者)作好準備
I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this! 我知道有些問題, 卻未料到這一點!
She was prepared for anything to happen. 她已準備好應付一切. be prepared to do sth be able and willing to do sth 能夠 并愿意做某事
I am prepared to lend you the money if you promise to pay it back. 我愿意把錢借給你, 你得答應還給我.
I am not prepared to stay and listen to these outrageous insults. 我可不愿意在這兒受這種奇恥大辱. prepare the ground (for sth) make it possible or easier to develop sth 為發展某事物準備了條件
Early experiments with military rockets prepared the ground for space travel. 早期進行的軍用火箭試驗為宇航事業的發展打下了基礎.
3 (phr v) prepare sb for sth cause sb to expect sth (esp sth unpleasant) 使某人對某事物(尤指令人不愉快者)有所準備
Prepare yourself for a nasty shock! 有件令人十分震驚的事, 你要有所準備!