informal <非正式>
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- mass noun Brit.(especially in an independent school) school work that is set to be done outside lessons〈英〉（尤指私立学校的）课后作业; 预习; 家庭作业。
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- a period when this is done准备功课的时间。
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- as modifier relating to education in a preparatory school预备教育：
the prep department.
预科。
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- N. Amer.a student in a preparatory school〈北美〉预科生。
词源
mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of PREPARATION.
N. Amer. informal <北美, 非正式>
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prepped, prepping
with obj. prepare (something); make ready把…准备好, 使预备好：scores of volunteers help prep the food.
几十名志愿者帮着准备食物。
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- no obj. N. Amer. prepare oneself for an event〈北美〉作准备：
to prep for his role he trimmed his unruly locks.
他剪去了一头乱发, 以便为所扮演的角色作准备。
词源
1920s: abbreviation of PREPARE or PREPARATION.