单词 | prepared |
释义 | preparedprepared /prɪˈpɛrd/ ●●○ adjective 1[not before noun] ready to do something or to deal with a situation: prepared for Professor Robbins never seems prepared for class.well/badly/poorly etc. prepared The city was poorly prepared to deal with the storm. There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expecting that something very bad may have happened).2be prepared to do something to be willing to do something: How much are they prepared to pay? Nobody was prepared to argue with him. I’m not prepared to (=used to say strongly that you are unwilling to do something) let them take my business without a fight.3[not before noun] arranged and ready to be used: The dining room is all prepared for our guests. I’ll need a few minutes to get everything prepared.4a prepared speech, statement, etc. has already been written or planned at an earlier time: His lawyer read out a prepared statement.5prepared food is ready to eat, used especially about food that you buy in a store: a store selling quality prepared foods |
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