| 单词 | ready |
| 释义 | ready —ready /ˈred.i/ adjective (PREPARED) F0 prepared and suitable for fast activity: » [+ to infinitive] Are you ready to leave?» Are you ready to order, Madam?» Okay, Evie, ready when you are (= I am ready to do what we have arranged).» Dinner's ready!» Are you ready? Hurry up - we're late.» We're leaving at eight o'clock, so you've got half an hour to get ready.» The army are said to be ready for action.» The concert hall was made/got ready (= prepared) for the performance.Thesaurus+: ↑Available and accessible , ↑PresentThesaurus+: ↑Ready and willing , ↑Unwilling and reluctantready and waitingF0 waiting and prepared to act: » Secret information allowed the police to be ready and waiting when the robbers came out of the bank.Thesaurus+: ↑Ready and willing , ↑Unwilling and reluctantThesaurus+: ↑Waiting , ↑Staying and remainingWord Builder:–Nouns: readiness–Adjectives: ready–Adverbs: readily• • • Extra Examples:» If you're near the garage, could you check to see if the car's ready?» Well, he wants the report ready by tomorrow but I can always fob him off with some excuse.» She had to get the kids ready for school.» The way things are, I'll never have this ready by June.» The emergency services are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice.adjective [before noun] MAINLY APPROVING (QUICK) ► F0 quick with answers, jokes, solutions, etc.: » He had a ready reply to every question.» He was charming, with a ready wit (= the ability to quickly say clever and funny things).Thesaurus+: ↑Intelligence , ↑Perceptivenoun at the ready► F0 prepared to be used or to act immediately: » He stood by the phone, pencil at the ready.Thesaurus+: ↑Ready and willing , ↑Unwilling and reluctant |
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