prepared

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pre·pared /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/ adjectiveadj

1 be prepared to do something WILLINGto be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do 愿意做某事〔尤指难做或通常不做的事〕

You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work.

做这种工作你必须准备好承担风险。

How much is she prepared to pay?

她愿意出多少钱？

Examples from the Corpus

be prepared to do something• Griffiths was prepared to spend up to $500,000 to renovate the old theater.• Now sadder but wiser, we are prepared to admit that the implementation of curriculum change is a complicated business.• Now, because she needed something from him, she was prepared to give in.• Or be prepared to go home without it.• He was prepared to use force if necessary.• The Pentagon is prepared to build an emergency camp for refugees.• You'll never learn to speak another language unless you're prepared to make an effort.• But, as a scientist, she was and is prepared to tolerate this drive while it lasts without satisfying it.• He was prepared to talk with complete honesty about it.• He was very busy but he was prepared to see me because Lynda had recommended me.• My sister can never understand what I am prepared to do for her, for our welfare.• It is very thorough but requires the user to be prepared to look in depth at each technical area of painting.

2 ready to deal with STH 准备应对某事 [not before noun]READY ready to do something or deal with a situation 有准备的，准备好的

prepared for

I wasn’t prepared for all their questions.

他们的这些问题令我措手不及。

well/fully/inadequately etc prepared

Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm.

幸运的是，我们对这次风暴有充分的准备。

ill-prepared (=not ready to deal with a difficult situation) 没有准备好的

The country was ill-prepared to fight another war.

该国没准备好再打一仗。

There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).

没有任何消息，我们做好了最坏的打算。

► see thesaurus at ready

3 I’m not prepared to do something spokenREFUSE used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something 我不愿意做某事

I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!

我可不愿意坐在这里听这些废话！

Examples from the Corpus

I’m not prepared to do something• I'm not prepared to let them take my business without a fight.

4 made earlier 事先做好的BEFORE planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed 事先准备好的

The president read out a prepared statement.

总统宣读了一份事先准备好的声明。

Examples from the Corpus

prepared• The team was well prepared and focussed on the issues.• It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands.• I was not prepared for all the questions they asked.• The dining room is all prepared for our guests.• The police were prepared for trouble.• The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship.• The company had a nervous joiedevivre as it set off on the prepared road towards Auchonvillers.• Further prepared sentences came readily to his lips.• In a prepared statement, Riggs denied being responsible for the murder.• Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids.• Unlike the Prime Minister, I am prepared to have a referendum on this fundamental constitutional issue.

prepared for the worst• Let us hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.• So the nurses were prepared for the worst, also.• A dejected Hammam is prepared for the worst - sacrificing Premier League status and possibly even suffering successive seasons of relegation.• Consequently she'd prepared for the worst while hoping for the best.

prepared statement• A prepared statement failed to unravel the mystery.• In a prepared statement, one targeted member, Sen.• A prepared statement referred only to the case of Mr Phillips.• The Pentagon said in a prepared statement that it had sought bids from 190 contractors but that only three submitted proposals.

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