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fully prepared for what you are going to do and able to start it immediately 準備好;準備完畢 Just a minute—I'm almost ready. 請稍等——我馬上就好。 Are you nearly ready? 你快準備好了嗎? ‘Shall we go?’ ‘I'm ready when you are!’ “我們可以走了嗎?” “我準備好了,就等你了!” - ready for something
I'm just getting the kids ready for school. 我正在讓孩子們準備好去上學。 - ready to do something
Right, we're ready to go. 對,我們準備好了,可以走了。 We were getting ready to go out. 我們已經準備好動身了。 She's always ready to help. 她總是樂意幫忙。 Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. 志願者已經準備完畢,等着將食物裝箱。
Extra ExamplesHe's always ready with a quick answer. 他總能迅速作答。 I think we're just about ready to start. 我認爲我們馬上就準備出發了。 I was all ready to leave when the phone rang. 我正準備離開的時候電話鈴響了起來。 I'm trying to get the children ready to leave. 我正在盡力使孩子們做好出發準備。 Our troops keep training all the time to remain ready. 我們的部隊一直在訓練以便随時參戰。 We're definitely ready for the show tonight. 我們的確爲今晚的演出做好了準備。
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having the experience, attitude, etc. that you need in order to be able to deal with something 準備: 具備處理某事所需的經驗,態度等Her husband wants to start a family, but she isn't ready. 她的丈夫想組建一個家庭,但她還沒有準備好。 - ready for something
I’m not sure if Karen is ready for marriage yet. 我不確定凱倫是否準備好結婚了。 I was twenty years old and ready for anything. 我當時二十歲,什麽都願意去做。 - ready to do something
He is clearly not ready to take on such an important role. 他顯然還沒有準備好承擔如此重要的角色。
Extra ExamplesHe didn't feel quite ready for marriage. 他覺得自己還沒完全做好結婚的準備。 I feel ready for anything! 我覺得幹什麽都行! She was concerned to protect the children from the truth until she judged them ready to hear it. 直到斷定孩子們已有充分準備後她才會讓他們知道真相。
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completed and available to be used 已完成;準備好;可利用 Come on, dinner's ready! 快過來,飯好了! The new building should be ready by 2020. 這座新大樓應該能在 2020 年前交付使用。 - ready for something
Can you help me get everything ready for the party? 你能不能幫我把這次聚會準備妥當? - ready to do something
The contract will be ready to sign in two weeks. 這份合同兩周後即可簽字。
Extra ExamplesI've left everything ready in the kitchen. 廚房裏的一切我都準備好了。 I'll get all the boxes ready. 我會準備好所有的箱子。 The cases are ready for delivery. 這些箱子已經準備好投遞了。 The suitcases were standing ready by the front door. 手提箱已經放在前門旁準備好了。 The plane was refuelled and declared ready for service again. 飛機加油後報告可以重新起飛了。
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available to be used easily and immediately 方便使用的;現成的 All the relevant records are easily available ready to hand. 所有相關記錄都在手邊,用起來很方便。 a ready supply of wood 現成的木材供應 a ready source of income 現成的收入來源
Extra ExamplesPlease have your tickets ready for inspection. 請將票準備好備查。 He held his gun ready. 他舉槍做好了射擊準備。 The warships were soon made ready. 戰艦很快就做好了準備。
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willing and quick to do or give something 願意迅速做某事(或給某物);急於行動 - ready for something
I was very angry and ready for a fight. 我非常生氣,想打一架。 - ready with something
She's always ready with advice. 她總是樂於提出建議。 - ready to do something
He's always ready and willing to help. 他總是樂於助人。 Don't be so ready to believe the worst about people. 不要總把人往壞處想。
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likely to do something very soon synonym on the point of馬上要,很可能即將(做某事) - ready for something
needing something as soon as possible 急需;需盡快得到 Right, I'm ready for bed. 對,我現在就想睡覺。 After the long walk, we were all ready for a drink. 長途步行之後,我們都急需喝水。
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quick and clever 聰明的;機敏的
prepared/available準備好;可利用
willing情願
likely to do something可能做某事
needing something需要某事物
quick/clever機敏;聰明
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English rǣde (from a Germanic base meaning ‘arrange, prepare’; related to Dutch gereed) + -y.
Idioms
make ready (for something)
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to prepare for something; to prepare something for something 準備 to make ready for the President’s visit 爲總統來訪做準備
ready, steady, go! (British English)
(also (get) ready, (get) set, go North American English, British English)
what you say to tell people to start a race (賽跑口令)各就各位,預備,跑!
ready to roll
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ready to start 準備開始;就要開始 The show is just about ready to roll. 演出馬上就要開始。