prepare
英 [pr?'pe?]
美[pr?'p?r]
- vt. 准备；使适合；装备；起草
- vi. 预备；做好思想准备
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?prepares;过去式:?prepared;过去分词:?prepared;现在分词:?preparing;
中文词源
prepare 预备
pre-,在前，早于，预先，pare,准备，安排，削皮。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.
- 卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。
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- 2. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare.
- 这种稍加变化的可口煎蛋卷做起来又快又容易。
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- 3. Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.
- 两家很有名的律师事务所准备向烟草公司提起诉讼。
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- 4. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.
- 他看着酒吧招待员备好他点的啤酒。
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- 5. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.
- 尽管这个菜谱看上去很长，其实做起来很快。
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