readier, readiest
- predic. in a suitable state for an activity, action, or situation; fully prepared准备就绪的：
are you ready, Carrie?
卡丽, 你准备好了吗？
I began to get ready for bed
我开始准备睡觉
with infinitive she was about ready to leave.她差不多准备好离开了。
- (of a thing) made suitable and available for immediate use（东西）事先准备好的; 立即可得到的; 手头现成的：
dinner's ready!
饭好了！
could you have the list ready by this afternoon?
今天下午你能把列表准备好吗？
ready with
keen or quick to give随时准备好的：every time I rang up, she was ready with some excuse.
我每次打电话, 她都立即提出托词。
ready for
in need of or having a desire for需要; 渴望得到：I expect you're ready for a drink
我想你需要喝杯饮料
she always looks ready for a fight.
她看上去总想打一架。
- with infinitive eager, inclined, or willing to do something渴望的; 愿意的, 乐意的：
she is ready to die for her political convictions.
她随时愿意为政治信仰献身。
- with infinitive in such a condition as to be likely to do something有可能的：
by the time he arrived he was ready to drop.
他赶到时快倒下了。
- easily available or obtained; within reach易得的; 伸手可及的：
there was a ready supply of drink
饮料随时供应
the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand.
凶手知道大头锤伸手可及。
- attrib. immediate, quick, or prompt迅速的, 立即的; 敏捷的：
those who have ready access to the arts
易于接触艺术的人
a girl with a ready smile.
嘴边随时挂着笑容的女孩。
-ies, -ied
with obj. prepare (someone or something) for an activity or purpose使准备好：the spare transformer was readied for shipment
备用变压器做好了装运准备
with obj. and infinitive she had readied herself to speak first.她早准备好了先发言。
at the ready
- prepared or available for immediate use预先准备好的; 立即可得到的：
the men walk with their guns at the ready.
这些人荷枪实弹地往前走。
make ready
- prepare准备：
they were told to make ready for the journey home.
他们收到了做好回家的准备的通知。
ready, steady, go
- used to announce the beginning of a race（赛跑口令）各就各位, 预备, 跑。