prepare
/prɪˈpeə(r)/verb
with obj.
1
- make (something) ready for use or consideration准备, 起草; 把…准备好：
prepare a brief summary of the article.
为文章起草简短概要。
1.1
- (as adj. prepared) created in advance; pre-planned事先准备好的; 提前计划好的：
the spokesman was reading a prepared statement.
发言人在宣读一份事先准备好的声明。
1.2
- make (food or a meal) ready for cooking or eating预备, 准备（食物, 饭食）：
she was busy preparing lunch.
她正忙着准备午饭。
1.3
- make (a chemical product) by a reaction or series of reactions调制, 配制。
2
- make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something使（某人）预备好：
schools should prepare children for life
学校应当帮助孩子们做好应对生活的准备
no obj. she took time off to prepare for her exams她抽出时间准备考试。
2.1
be prepared to do something
be willing to do something乐意做：I wasn't prepared to go along with that.
我不想附和那一点。
3
- Music (in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation【乐】（在和弦中）预备（不和谐音）。
派生词
preparer
noun词源
late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae 'before'+parare 'make ready'.