| 单词 | ready |
| 释义 | ready adj., adv., n., & v. --adj (readier, readiest) (usu. predic.) 1. with preparations complete (dinner is ready). 2. in a fit state (are you ready to go?). 3. willing, inclined, or resolved (he is always ready to complain; I am ready for anything). 4. within reach; easily secured (a ready source of income). 5. fit for immediate use (was ready to hand). 6. immediate, unqualified (found ready acceptance). 7. prompt, quick, facile (is always ready with excuses; has a ready wit). 8. (foll. by to + infin.) about to do something (a bud just ready to burst). 9. provided beforehand. --adv 1. beforehand. 2. so as not to require doing when the time comes for use (the cases are ready packed). --n (pl. -ies) sl. 1. (prec. by the) = ready money. 2. (in pl.) bank notes. --vtr. (-ies, -ied) make ready; prepare. Phrases and idioms at the ready ready for action. make ready prepare. ready-made (or -to-wear) (esp. of clothes) made in a standard size, not to measure. ready-mix (or -mixed) (of concrete, paint, food, etc.) having some or all of the constituents already mixed together. ready money 1. actual coin or notes. 2. payment on the spot. ready reckoner a book or table listing standard numerical calculations as used esp. in commerce. ready, steady (or get set), go the usual formula for starting a race. Derivatives readiness n. Etymology: ME r{aelig}di(g), re(a)di, f. OE r{aelig}de f. Gmc |
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