pre·pare
verb/prɪˈpeə(r)/
/prɪˈper/
Verb Forms
Idioms | 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/ |
- [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.
这项培训使我学会了应付任何医疗问题。 - prepare for something We all set about preparing for the party.
我们一起动手为派对做准备。
Extra Examples- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- prepare something/somebody to prepare a report
- [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.
她的病情并没有像我们希望的那样好转。你必须为最坏的情况做好准备。 - prepare yourself As I waited, I closed my eyes to mentally prepare myself.
在等待的过程中，我闭上了眼睛，做好了心理准备。 - 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。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
Extra Examples- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- I had no time to prepare.
- [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
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1- 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.
她准备了鸡肉砂锅作为晚餐。 - The women were busy preparing the wedding feast.
女人在忙着准备婚宴。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- properly
- fully
- …
- help (somebody)
- help (somebody) to
- need to
- …
- according to
- for
- prepare for the worst
- time to prepare (something)
- He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.
- [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
- remedies prepared from herbal extracts
Word Originlate 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。
- The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.