prepared
adj
prɪˈpeəd
adj
1
be prepared to do sth
to
be
willing
to
do
something,
especially
something
difficult
or
something
that
you
do
not
usually
do
愿意做某事〔尤指难做或通常不做的事〕
You
have
to
be
prepared
to
take
risks
in
this
kind
of
work.
做这种工作你必须准备好承担风险。
How
much
is
she
prepared
to
pay?
她愿意出多少钱？
2
READY TO DEAL WITH STH
准备应付某事
ready
to
do
something
or
deal
with
a
situation
有准备的，准备好的
not before noun 不用于名词前
[+
for
]
I
wasn’t
prepared
for
all
their
questions.
他们所有的问题令我措手不及。
well/fully/inadequately
etc
prepared
Luckily,
we
were
well
prepared
for
the
storm.
幸运的是，对于这次风暴我们有充分的准备。
ill-prepared
(not
ready
to
deal
with
a
difficult
situation)
没有准备好的
The
country
was
ill-prepared
to
fight
another
war.
该国无力再进行一场战争。
There
was
no
news
and
we
were
prepared
for
the
worst
(=expected
something
very
bad)
.
没有任何消息，我们做好了最坏的打算。
3
I’m not prepared to do sth
used
when
saying
strongly
that
you
refuse
to
do
something
[口] 我不愿意做某事
spoken
I’m
not
prepared
to
sit
here
and
listen
to
this
rubbish!
我可不愿意坐在这里听这些废话！
4
MADE EARLIER
事先做好的
planned,
made,
or
written
at
an
earlier
time,
so
that
it
is
ready
when
it
is
needed
事先准备好的
The
president
read
out
a
prepared
statement
.
总统宣读了一份事先准备好的声明。