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| 1 | T to make something ready for use 准备；预备 |
| I was asked to prepare a report for our next meeting. 我应邀为我们下一次会议准备一份报告。 |
| prepare sth for sb/sth Wendy helped Karen prepare the room for their guests. 温迪帮助卡伦为客人准备房间。 |
| | 1a | to make food ready to be cooked or eaten , for example by cleaning or cutting it 准备（烹饪）；配制（食物） | | Wash your hands before eating or preparing food. 吃饭或准备饭菜前要先洗手。 | | prepare sth for sb Bob was preparing breakfast for everyone. 鲍勃在为大家准备早餐。 | | prepare sb sth The ship’ s chef prepared us a light lunch. 船上的厨师为我们准备了一顿清淡的午餐。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to make plans for a future event so that you will be ready for it 策划；筹备 |
| +for Traders began to prepare for the annual surge of Christmas shoppers. 商人们开始在为每年圣诞节的购物高峰进行筹备了。 |
| prepare sth for sb/sth We’ re preparing a special reception for him when he returns. 我们正筹划着在他回来时举办一个特殊的欢迎会。 |
| prepare to do sth Medical teams are preparing to leave for Mombasa to treat survivors. 医疗队伍正打算动身去蒙巴萨救治幸存者。 |
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| 3 | I/T to make yourself or someone else ready and able to deal with a future event （使）（自己或他人）作好准备（应对未来） |
| The early introduction of the bill gives councils time to prepare themselves. 早早引入该法案使委员会有时间作好准备。 |
| We were all working hard to prepare for the wedding. 我们都在卖力地为婚礼作准备。 |
| prepare (yourself) for sth I think you should prepare yourself for a shock. 我认为有件事会让你大吃一惊的，你得作好心理准备。 |
| prepare sb for sth This course prepares graduates for management careers in the tourist industry. 这项课程会给毕业生们从事旅游业的管理工作作好准备。 |
| prepare (yourself) to do sth She knocked twice on the door and prepared herself to meet her new son-in-law. 她敲了两下门后整理了一下衣服，准备面见新女婿。 |
| prepare sb to do sth We aim to cover your basic military training and prepare you to join the Navy team. 我们的目标是完成基本的军事训练，让你作好准备参加海军。 |
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| 4 | T to make a medicine or chemical by mixing substances together 配制（药品或化学制品） |
| These remedies are prepared from the flowers of wild plants, bushes, and trees. 这些药物是用野生植物、灌木和树木的花朵配制出来的。 |
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| - | prepare the way/ground for sth/sb
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| to do things that make it possible or easier for something to happen or for someone to do something |
| 为某人／某物铺路（或奠基） |
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| Her research prepared the way for later advances in cancer treatment. 她的研究为后来癌症治疗的进展铺平了道路。 |
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