prepare
英 [pr?'pe?]
美[pr?'p?r]
- vt. 準備；使適合；裝備；起草
- vi. 預備；做好思想準備
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?prepares;過去式:?prepared;過去分詞:?prepared;現(xiàn)在分詞:?preparing;
中文詞源
prepare 預備
pre-,在前，早于，預先，pare,準備，安排，削皮。
英文詞源
- prepare
- prepare: [15] Latin parāre ‘make ready’ lies behind a wide range of English words, from apparatus and apparel to emperor and separate. It combined with the prefix prae- ‘before’ to produce praeparāre ‘make ready in advance’, adopted into English via Old French preparer.
=> apparatus, apparel, emperor, separate - prepare (v.)
- mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.
雙語例句
- 1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.
- 卡斯特羅主席已經(jīng)提醒古巴人民為嚴重的經(jīng)濟危急狀況做準備。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare.
- 這種稍加變化的可口煎蛋卷做起來又快又容易。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.
- 兩家很有名的律師事務所準備向煙草公司提起訴訟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.
- 他看著酒吧招待員備好他點的啤酒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.
- 盡管這個菜譜看上去很長，其實做起來很快。
來自柯林斯例句