prepare
v. 把…準備好; 為…做準備; 預備飯菜; 調製
If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen.
Two technicians were preparing a videotape recording of last week's programme...
兩個技術人員正在準備上週節目的錄影帶。
On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare...
準備一份報告平均需要1,000小時。
If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements.
The Party leadership is using management consultants to help prepare for the next election...
該黨的領導層正在管理顧問的幫助下籌備下一屆的選舉。
President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency...
卡斯特羅主席已經提醒古巴人民為嚴重的經濟危急狀況做準備。
When you prepare food, you get it ready to be eaten, for example by cooking it.
She made her way to the kitchen, hoping to find someone preparing dinner...
她走到廚房,希望看到有人在準備晚飯。
The best way of preparing the nuts is to rehydrate them by soaking overnight.
做這些堅果的最好方法就是用水浸泡一個晚上,為其補充水分。
1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;
2. prepare for eating by applying heat;
3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery;
4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort;
5. prepare (someone) for a future role or function;
6. create by training and teaching;
7. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord;
8. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession;
He had failed to prepare adequately for the task before him.
他沒有為面臨的任務做充分的準備.
After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed.
收割後, 農民就開始整地以便播種.
Why don't you prepare it before hand?
怎不早做準備?
You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!
你不該準備這樣豐盛的飯菜,這樣太麻煩你了.
I have no idea about how to prepare those cuttlefish and lobsters.
我對如何烹調那些烏賊和龍蝦毫無概念.