| 单词 | prepared |
| 释义 | Word family noun preparation preparations preparedness adjective prepared ≠ unprepared preparatory verb prepare pre·pared /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/ ●●○ adjective 1 be prepared to do something WILLINGto be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do 愿意做某事〔尤指难做或通常不做的事〕 You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. 做这种工作你必须准备好承担风险。 How much is she prepared to pay? 她愿意出多少钱？2 ready to deal with STH 准备应对某事 [not before noun]READY ready to do something or deal with a situation 有准备的，准备好的prepared for I wasn’t prepared for all their questions. 他们的这些问题令我措手不及。well/fully/inadequately etc prepared Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm. 幸运的是，我们对这次风暴有充分的准备。ill-prepared (=not ready to deal with a difficult situation) 没有准备好的 The country was ill-prepared to fight another war. 该国没准备好再打一仗。 There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad). 没有任何消息，我们做好了最坏的打算。► see thesaurus at ready3 I’m not prepared to do something spokenREFUSE used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something 我不愿意做某事 I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish! 我可不愿意坐在这里听这些废话！4 made earlier 事先做好的BEFORE planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed 事先准备好的 The president read out a prepared statement. 总统宣读了一份事先准备好的声明。Examples from the Corpusprepared• The team was well prepared and focussed on the issues.• It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands.• I was not prepared for all the questions they asked.• The dining room is all prepared for our guests.• The police were prepared for trouble.• The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.• The company had a nervous joiedevivre as it set off on the prepared road towards Auchonvillers.• Further prepared sentences came readily to his lips.• In a prepared statement, Riggs denied being responsible for the murder.• Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids.• Unlike the Prime Minister, I am prepared to have a referendum on this fundamental constitutional issue.prepared for the worst• Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.• So the nurses were prepared for the worst, also.• A dejected Hammam is prepared for the worst - sacrificing Premier League status and possibly even suffering successive seasons of relegation.• Consequently she'd prepared for the worst while hoping for the best.prepared statement• A prepared statement failed to unravel the mystery.• In a prepared statement, one targeted member, Sen.• A prepared statement referred only to the case of Mr Phillips.• The Pentagon said in a prepared statement that it had sought bids from 190 contractors but that only three submitted proposals.pre·pared adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus something something, do be especially difficult to or something to willing |
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