1 N-UNCOUNT 准备；预备；筹备 Preparation is the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something. 准备；预备；筹备
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Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish. [+ for/of]
打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
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Few things distracted the Pastor from the preparation of his weekly sermons.
几乎没有什么事情能使牧师在准备每周的布道时分神。
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Behind any successful event lay months of preparation.
任何成功的活动都需要好几个月的准备。
SYN groundwork, development, preparing, arranging
2 N-PLURAL 准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作 Preparations are all the arrangements that are made for a future event. 准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作
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The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens. [+ for]
美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
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Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。
SYN arrangement, plan, measure, provision
3 N-COUNT （食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品 A preparation is a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic. （食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品
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