ill-prepared

ˌill-preˈpared adjectiveadj

not ready for something 没准备好的

ill-prepared for

The country was ill-prepared for war.

该国没做好战争准备。

Examples from the Corpus

ill-prepared• I arrived perplexed, cold and totally ill-prepared as a young naval officer at Wilhelmshaven that winter.• By historical standards, companies and consumers look badly over-borrowed and ill-prepared for a downturn.• Concentrating on the trapped defenders, the Chaos army was ill-prepared for this fresh assault from Magnus's army.• But inadequate and ill-prepared though she felt, she knew she could not turn back now.• But it was too late - the meeting was ill-prepared to discuss the item.• They went to ill-prepared, unfinished blocks, often without furniture or bedding.

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ill-prepared

Not skilful or able: incompetent, incapable, awful...