单词 | be prepared |
释义 | > as lemmasto be prepared d. to be prepared. extracted from preparev. (a) transitive. To be in a state of readiness, to be ready (for, †to something); to be in a condition or position to do something. Be prepared is the motto of the Scout and Guide organizations. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] > be prepared or ready Be prepared1579 to stand by1669 poise1773 to be loaded for bear(s)1888 to be loaded (for)1948 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [phrase] > motto of scouts or guides Be prepared1908 1579 Poore Knights Palace C iij b Who caryed forth the Amner's hutch unto the Porters gate, And freely gave unto the poore which were preparde therat. 1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 150 Thou art laboured with from sabboth to sabboth..that thou maist be prepared for Christ. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 77 I am prepar'd: here is my keene-edg'd Sword. View more context for this quotation 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 48 The rest who are washed and prepared to pray. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela (1824) I. lxxiii. 419 As soon as you are prepared to speak all that is upon your mind..then we may come to an eclaircissement. 1752 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 116 I resolved to be prepared for them (who, by the way, thought better of it). 1790 G. Washington in Jrnl. Senate U.S. (1820) (1st Congr., 1st Sess.) I. 103 To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace. 1855 A. Trollope Warden xv. 228 ‘I can't help that, and am prepared for it.’ ‘That's philosophical; it's quite refreshing to hear a man talking of his hundreds in so purely indifferent a manner.’ 1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys i. 48 The scouts' motto is founded on my initials, it is: be prepared. 1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys i. 49 A scout..must Be Prepared at any time to save life. 1963 A. Christie Clocks xxvii. 229 What I say to you is: ‘Be prepared.’ And I don't mean it in the Boy Scout sense. 1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 92 Max was a kind of dying legend, So, when he did OD none of us was prepared for it. (b) transitive. To be mentally inclined, willing, or determined to do something. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > be willing to [verb (transitive)] > be ready to do something to be prepared1797 1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. xi. 96 Where the parent is not prepared to grant a real and bona fide equality..he should avoid the semblance of it. 1818 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 302 Witness was not prepared to say that laudanum would produce libidinousness. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 91 The people..were prepared to risk the sacrilege of confiscating the estates of the religious houses. 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Oct. 1/3 He was prepared to deal with every..question on its merits. 1939 G. B. Shaw Geneva i. 13 I came here to place it before a body of persons of European distinction. I am not prepared to discuss it with an irresponsible young woman. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) Acts x. 47 Is anyone prepared to withhold the water for baptism from these persons? 1989 Japan Times 15 May 1/7 Students have said they are prepared to continue their sit-in until Gorbachev's arrival. 2004 Church Times 19 Mar. 26/3 The Churches would have to be prepared to sacrifice some things that are held dear by those brought up denominationally. Be prepared Be prepared is the motto of the Scout and Guide organizations.extracted from preparev.< as lemmas |
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