prepare

verb

/prɪˈpeə(r)/

/prɪˈper/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they prepare	/prɪˈpeə(r)/ /prɪˈper/
he / she / it prepares	/prɪˈpeəz/ /prɪˈperz/
past simple prepared	/prɪˈpeəd/ /prɪˈperd/
past participle prepared	/prɪˈpeəd/ /prɪˈperd/
-ing form preparing	/prɪˈpeərɪŋ/ /prɪˈperɪŋ/

Idioms

[transitive, intransitive] to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something使做好准备；把…预备好
- prepare something/somebody to prepare a report撰写报告
- prepare something/somebody for somebody/something A hotel room is being prepared for them.正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。
- The college prepares students for a career in business.这个学院是培养商务人才的。
- prepare somebody/something to do something The training has prepared me to deal with any medical issue. 训练让我做好了应对任何医疗问题的准备。
- prepare for something We all set about preparing for the party.我们都着手进行聚会的各项准备工作。
- I haven't had time to prepare my arguments properly.我未能有时间为我的论据做充分的准备。
- The lectures were carefully prepared.这些讲座是精心准备的。
- to prepare students for exams使学生做好考试的准备
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
verb + prepare
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
preposition
- according to
- for
phrases
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
[intransitive, transitive] to make yourself ready to do something or for something that you expect to happen使（自己）有准备；防范
- I had no time to prepare.我当时没时间准备。
- prepare for something The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams.全班都在努力用功准备考试。
- prepare yourself for something The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.警察正在准备防范示威时可能出现的骚乱。
- I had been preparing myself for this moment.我一直为这一时刻做准备。
- Her condition is not improving as we hoped. You must prepare yourselves for the worst.她的情况没有像我们希望的那样有所改善。你必须做好最坏的打算。
- prepare yourself As I waited, I closed my eyes to mentally prepare myself. 我一边等，一边闭上眼睛做心理准备。
- prepare to do something I was preparing to leave.我正准备离开。
- prepare yourself to do something The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.部队准备开赴战场。
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Verbs usually followed by infinitives
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- agree
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- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- How do you go about mentally preparing yourself for a project?你如何为项目做思想准备？
- Penn needs to prepare for a medical school interview.佩恩需要准备一家医学院的面试。
- The family are preparing for the worst.全家人做好了最坏的准备。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
verb + prepare
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
preposition
- according to
- for
phrases
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
[transitive] prepare something to make food ready to be eaten预备（饭菜）；做（饭）
- He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.他在厨房做午饭。
- to prepare meals/food/dinner准备饭菜/食物/晚餐
- I was busily preparing a salad for the evening meal.我正忙着准备晚餐吃的色拉。
- Just prepare according to package directions.只根据包装说明进行准备就行。
- a meal that is very quick and easy to prepare准备起来方便快捷的一餐
- a table full of specially prepared food一桌子特意准备的食物
- She had prepared a chicken casserole for dinner.她为晚餐准备了一个炖鸡。
- The women were busy preparing the wedding feast.女人在忙着准备婚宴。
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
verb + prepare
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
preposition
- according to
- for
phrases
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
[transitive] prepare something (from something) to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together调制，配制（药品等）
- remedies prepared from herbal extracts用草药提取成分配制的药物

词源late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.

Idioms

prepare the ground (for something)

to make it possible or easier for something to be achieved（为…）准备条件，铺路
- The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
- Early experiments with rockets prepared the ground for space travel.早期的火箭实验为太空旅行奠定了基础。