prepare
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they prepare | |
| he / she / it prepares | |
| past simple prepared | |
| past participle prepared | |
| -ing form preparing |
- [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. 训练让我做好了应对任何医疗问题的准备。 - prepare for something
We all set about preparing for the party. 我们都着手进行聚会的各项准备工作。
Extra ExamplesI 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
- [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. 她的情况没有像我们希望的那样有所改善。你必须做好最坏的打算。 - prepare yourself
As I waited, I closed my eyes to mentally prepare myself. 我一边等，一边闭上眼睛做心理准备。 - 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 infinitivesExtra ExamplesHow 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)
- [transitive] prepare something
to make food ready to be eaten 预备（饭菜）；做（饭） Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1I 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. 她为晚餐准备了一个炖鸡。 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)
- [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
Word Originlate Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.