| 释义 |
prepare /pri-pārˈ/ transitive verb- To make or get ready
- To equip or fit out
- To bring into a suitable state for some purpose
- To put into the necessary frame of mind, to brace mentally (for, or to do, something)
- To adapt, adjust, acclimatize in readiness (for, or to do, something)
- To train, eg for an examination
- To learn, eg for examination purposes
- To make a preliminary study of (work prescribed for a class)
- To provide, supply (archaic)
- To bring into a required state by subjecting to some technical process
- To make, produce, mix or compound (eg a chemical) by some process
- To cook and dress for serving (food, a meal)
- To think out beforehand (eg a plan, strategy)
- To draw up (a document, report, etc)
- To anticipate or lead up to (eg a discord by use of the dissonant note as a consonance in the preceding chord; music)
intransitive verb- To make oneself ready
- To make preparations
- To be under preparation (esp archaic)
noun (Shakespeare)Preparation ORIGIN: Fr préparer, from L praeparāre, from prae before, and parāre to make ready preparation /prep-ə-rāˈshən/ noun - The act or process of preparing
- A preliminary measure or arrangement
- The process or course of being prepared
- The preliminary study of prescribed classwork, homework
- Readiness
- Something that has been prepared or made up, eg a medicine, ointment, application, etc
- An anatomical or other specimen prepared for study or preservation
- The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day
- Devotional exercises, prayers, etc preparing for or introducing an office, eg Holy Communion
- The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance (music)
preparative /pri-parˈə-tiv/ adjective - Serving to prepare
- Preliminary
noun- Something done, performed, administered, etc, to prepare the way
- A preparation
preparˈatively adverb preparˈator noun (esp technical; old) Someone who prepares medicines, scientific specimens, etc prepared /pri-pārdˈ/ adjective - Made ready, fit or suitable
- Already treated or processed, ready mixed or ready made
- Ready, willing, or not disinclined (to do something)
prepāˈredly /-rid-li/ adverb prepāˈredness /-rid-nəs/ noun prepāˈrer noun prepared piano noun A piano that has been altered to give special effects, such as by placing objects on the strings |