PREPARE1 to prepare for something that will happen in the future2 to prepare something so that it is ready to be used3 to prepare yourself for something that you have to do4 to prepare someone for something that they will have to do5 to provide the necessary conditions for something to happen6 when you prepare somethingRELATED WORDSready, prepared 准备好的READY/NOT READYprepare food 准备食物COOKsee alsoARRANGEORGANIZEPRACTISE/PRACTICE1 to prepare for something that will happen in the future 为将来发生的事作准备prepare /prɪˈpeəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to make plans or arrangements for something that will happen in the future, so that you will be ready when it happens 作准备 I've been so busy that I've had no time to prepare. 我太忙了，没有时间来准备。prepare for He only had a few hours to prepare for the interview. 他仅有几个小时来准备采访。 People on the island are preparing for another storm. 岛上的人正在为另一场暴风雨的到来作准备。prepare to do something The company is preparing to expand its European network. 该公司正准备扩大其在欧洲的网络。preparatory /prɪˈpærətəriǁ-tɔːri/ [adjective only before noun]done to prepare for something: 预备性的 a series of preparatory meetings 一系列的预备会议get ready /get ˈredi/ [verb phrase]to do all the things you need to do to prepare for a special occasion or event 〔为某特别的场合或事件〕作准备 We're looking forward to the trip, but there's so much to do to get ready. 我们盼着这次旅行，但还有许多准备工作要做。get ready for We've spent the last few days getting ready for Christmas. 过去几天我们在为圣诞节作准备。get ready to do something It seems the whole country is getting ready to welcome the visiting president. 似乎整个国家都在为欢迎来访的总统作准备。make preparations /meɪk ˌprepəˈreɪʃənz/ [verb phrase]to do all the things you must do in order to prepare for an important event 〔为某重要事件〕做准备工作；做筹备工作 We set a date of January 8 and began to make preparations. 我们把日子定在1月8日，便开始了准备工作。make preparations for We started to make preparations for the wedding about a year ago. 大约一年前，我们开始筹备婚礼。make your preparations I made my preparations with great care. 我非常认真地做准备工作。in preparation for /ɪn ˌprepəˈreɪʃən fɔːʳ/ [preposition]if you do somethingin preparation for a planned event, you do something to make it possible or more likely to be successful 为〔计划好的事件〕作准备 Japan National Railways was split up in preparation for sale to private investors. 日本国立铁路公司已被拆分，准备售与私人投资者。 In preparation for Passover, all ‘unclean’ items are removed from the house. 为准备过逾越节，房子里所有“不干净”的物品都被清理掉。gear up /ˌgɪər ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a company or organizationgears up to do something important or difficult, they prepare to do it by making changes, buying things that will be needed etc 〔公司或组织为重要或困难的事〕作好准备；作好安排gear up to do something Retailers are already gearing up to meet the Christmas rush. 零售商已作好准备，以迎接圣诞节期间的购物狂潮。gear up for The company will shortly be gearing up for a major expansion. 公司很快就会准备作大规模扩展。do the groundworkalsodo the spadeworkBritish /ˌduː ðə ˈgraʊndwɜːʳk, ˌduː ðə ˈspeɪdwɜːʳk/ [verb phrase]to do the work that has to be done before something else can happen 做准备工作 All the necessary groundwork for the advertising campaign has already been done. 广告宣传所有必需的前期工作都已完成。 Although I did most of the spadework, I wasn't given any credit for it. 尽管大部分的前期工作都是我做的，可我没有得到一点表扬。mobilizealsomobiliseBritish /ˈməʊbɪlaɪz, ˈməʊbəlaɪz/ [intransitive/transitive verb]if a country or its armymobilizes, it prepares to fight a war 〔国家或军队〕动员〔以准备打仗〕 Britain mobilized its forces. 英国动员了军队。 While the US mobilizes, top-level diplomats are making a last attempt to reach a negotiated settlement. 当全美国都动员起来时，高层外交官还在作最后的努力，试图通过谈判来解决问题。2 to prepare something so that it is ready to be used 准备好以便使用prepare /prɪˈpeəʳ/ [transitive verb]toprepare something such as a place, a machine, or piece of equipment for an event or activity that has been planned 把…准备好 Before you start painting, prepare the walls by cleaning them and filling any cracks. 粉刷之前，先清理墙面、修补裂缝，做好准备工作。 When they are not in the classroom, teachers spend much of their time preparing lessons. 不在教室里上课时，老师大部分时间在备课。prepare something for something The Americans are preparing two new satellites for launch. 美国人正准备发射两颗新卫星。 Maintenance staff are busy preparing the field for tomorrow's big game. 维修人员正忙着为明天的大赛准备场地。get something ready /ˌget something ˈredi/ [verb phrase]to make sure something is ready to be used 把某物准备好 I'll get the car ready. 我会把车子准备好的。get sth ready for Try to get all your things ready for school the night before. 前一天晚上尽量把上学所需的东西都准备好。 Her main job is to do general cleaning and get the rooms ready for guests. 她主要是做一般清理工作，并为客人准备好房间。set up /ˌset ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to prepare the equipment that is needed for an activity, by putting them in the right places, putting different pieces together etc 预备；搭建；安装〔设备〕set up something We've set up a microphone in the corner. 我们已在角落里安装了一只麦克风。 It was 6:30 and traders were already setting up their market stalls. 6点半时，小贩们已经在集市搭建摊位了。set something up It'll take a few minutes to set the camera up. 架设摄像机要花几分钟。3 to prepare yourself for something that you have to do 为自己必须做的事作准备prepare yourself /prɪˈpeəʳ jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]to make yourself mentally and physically ready for something that you will have to do 使自己〔在思想、体力上〕作好准备 Before starting to write an answer in an exam, prepare yourself by thinking about what you want to say. 考试时开始写答案前，先想好要说些什么。prepare yourself for They prepared themselves for a long wait. 他们作好了长时间等待的准备。 She has spent the last year preparing herself for the race. 她花了去年整整一年的时间，来为这次赛跑作准备。be prepared /biː prɪˈpeəʳd/ [verb phrase]if youare prepared for something unpleasant or difficult, you expect it and you have thought about it, so that you can deal with it more easily 〔对令人不快的或困难的事〕有所准备 The children were seasick last time, so this time we're prepared . 上次孩子们晕船，所以这次我们有所准备。be prepared for I just wasn't prepared for such a difficult interview. 我没料到面试那么难。be well prepared Clark's lawyers were well prepared and confident. 克拉克的律师准备充分、充满自信。get ready /get ˈredi/ [verb phrase]to do all the things you need to do in order to be ready to do something, especially things such as washing or dressing before you go somewhere 作好准备〔尤指洗涤、穿衣等〕 You'd better go get ready - it's almost 8 o'clock. 你最好作好准备—差不多8点了。get ready to do something I was just getting ready to go out when Tim called. 蒂姆打电话来时我正在准备出去。get yourself ready for something In the stadium, the sprinters are getting themselves ready for the 100-metre race. 体育场里，短跑选手们在为100米赛跑作准备。brace yourself /ˈbreɪs jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]to prepare yourself for something unpleasant that is about to happen 〔为即将发生的不快之事〕作好准备；作好防备 Here comes the boss, and she's not looking happy! You'd better brace yourself! 老板来了，她看上去不太高兴！你最好有所准备！brace yourself for Socialist party leaders are bracing themselves for defeat. 社会党领导人在准备迎接失败。brace yourself to do something I didn't really want to hear the rest, but I braced myself to listen. 我实在不愿听下去，但我作好了继续听的准备。steel yourself /ˈstiːl jɔːʳself/ [verb phrase]to prepare yourself to do something that you know will be upsetting, frightening, or unpleasant 使自己坚强起来；作好准备应付 I had to steel myself before I could tell her about the accident. 我必须先让自己坚强起来，再把意外告诉她。steel yourself to do something She steeled herself to look at the body again. 她定了定神，又看了一眼那具尸体。steel yourself for Jim steeled himself for a fight. 吉姆准备好打一架。psych yourself up /ˌsaɪk jɔːʳself ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]informalto prepare yourself mentally for something difficult by making yourself believe that you can do it and that you really want to do it 【非正式】作好思想准备 I tried to psych myself up before the interview. 我尽量在面试前作好思想准备。psych yourself up for A lot of athletes use music to psych themselves up for a game. 许多运动员听音乐来为比赛作好思想准备。work up to /ˌwɜːʳk ˈʌp tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]to prepare yourself to do something that you do not want to do, by gradually making yourself more and more determined to do it 鼓起勇气；下定决心 I haven't asked him yet, but I'm working up to it. 我还没问过他，我正在使自己鼓起勇气。work up to doing something She's been working up to telling her boyfriend it's over. 她鼓起勇气要告诉男朋友一切都结束了。gear yourself up /ˌgɪəʳ jɔːʳself ˈʌp/ [verb phrase]especially Britishto prepare yourself mentally for something such as a test or important game, by gradually making yourself believe that you can do it successfully 【尤英】作好思想准备；使自己进入状态 The game's on Friday, so we're starting to gear ourselves up during training. 比赛在星期五，因此我们在训练时开始让自己进入状态。gear yourself up for He's been gearing himself up for his exams over the past few weeks. 在过去几周里，他一直在使自己进入状态参加考试。4 to prepare someone for something that they will have to do 使某人为必须做的事作准备prepare /prɪˈpeəʳ/ [transitive verb]toprepare someone for something that they will have to do, by providing them with the skills, training, or experience that they will need 使有准备 The programs are aimed at preparing people who want to start up their own business. 这些课程的目的是让那些想自己创业的人作好准备。prepare somebody for something Schools should do more to prepare children for the world of work. 学校应该多做工作，让孩子们为职业世界作好准备。 Nothing could have prepared him for what he saw during the war. 什么都无法让他准备好面对战争中看到的一切。train /treɪn/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to prepare someone for a job, activity, or sporting event by teaching them the skills they need and encouraging them to practise 培训；训练 The team is currently training in Hampshire. 该队目前在汉普郡接受训练。train somebody to do something The staff must be trained to use the software correctly. 全体职员必须接受培训，学会正确使用该软件。train somebody for something The troops had been trained for an important role in the battle. 这支军队已经过训练，在战斗中担任重要角色。train for She's been training for the marathon for six months. 六个月来，她一直在进行马拉松训练。groom /gruːm, grʊm/ [transitive verb]to carefully prepare someone for an important job or for a particular position in society by training them over a long period of time 培养，培训groom somebody as something Jiang was groomed as Deng's replacement 安德森被培养成他的接班人。groom somebody to be something Mrs Adams had groomed her only daughter to be a perfect wife and mother. 亚当斯太太已把她的独生女儿培养成一位十全十美的妻子兼母亲。groom somebody for something Most people believe he is being groomed for the party leadership. 大多数人认为他正被培养成为该党领导人。equip /ɪˈkwɪp/ [transitive verb]to give someone the skills they need to deal with problems or difficult situations, especially by training them 使有能力；使具备〔处理问题的技术，尤通过训练〕equip somebody to do something A good education will equip your children to get a good job. 良好的教育能使你的孩子谋得一份好职业。equip somebody with something We do our best to equip refugees with the skills they need for survival in a foreign culture. 我们尽力使难民具备在异域文化中生存所需的技能。5 to provide the necessary conditions for something to happen 提供某事发生所必需的条件set the scene /ˌset ðə ˈsiːn/ [verb phrase]if an action or eventsets the scene for another event, it provides the conditions in which that event can take place 〔行动或事件〕为〔另一事件〕提供条件；使…有可能发生set the scene for The negotiations in Geneva have set the scene for a possible agreement later in the year. 日内瓦谈判已为今年稍后时候可能会达成的协议提供了条件。 Recent events have set the scene for a potentially violent confrontation between the demonstrators and the army. 近来发生的事情导致示威人群和军队之间存在着引发暴力冲突的危险。pave the way /ˌpeɪv ðə ˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]to provide the conditions that will make something much easier to achieve in the future 铺平道路pave the way for These experiments may pave the way for a vaccine against some forms of cancer. 这些实验也许会为培养出一种能预防某些癌症的疫苗铺平道路。 The Married Women's Property Act paved the way for further legislation on women's rights. 《已婚妇女财产法》为进一步立法保障妇女权利铺平了道路。lay the foundations /ˌleɪ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/ [verb phrase]to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something successful to take place much later 打下基础lay the foundations for Long-term planning after the war laid the foundations for the nation's steady economic growth. 战后的长期规划为该国经济稳定发展打下基础。lay the foundations of The two sides met in an attempt to lay the foundations of a future peace settlement. 双方会面以期为未来达成和平协议打下基础。6 when you prepare something 准备某事preparation /ˌprepəˈreɪʃən/ [uncountable noun]the time and work that is needed to prepare for something 准备 Months of preparation have gone into organizing the festival. 数月的准备工夫都花在组织那个节日上。 This dessert needs very little preparation, and you can serve it right away. 这道甜食几乎不需要作什么准备，你可以马上把它装盘上桌。preparation for This is all part of the preparation for next month's vital election. 这全都是下月举行的重要选举的准备工作的一部分。preparation of Correct preparation of the canvas for painting is extremely important. 画布的正确处理极其重要。preparations /ˌprepəˈreɪʃənz/ [plural noun]all the things you have to do so that you will be ready for an important event 准备工作 Despite their preparations, hospital officials worry that they could not cope with a major epidemic. 尽管作了准备工作，医院管理人员还是担心无法应付大规模流行疾病。preparations for She's busy with the final preparations for the wedding. 她正忙于为婚礼做最后的准备工作。 Preparations for the conference are well under way. 会议的准备工作早已开始。