prepare

verb

1. 使做好准备；把…预备好
   to make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sth
   1. to prepare a report
      拟定报告
   2. A hotel room is being prepared for them.
      正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。
   3. The college prepares students for a career in business.
      这个学院是培养商务人才的。
2. 使（自己）有准备；防范
   to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen
   1. I had no time to prepare.
      我当时没时间准备。
   2. The whole class is working hard preparing for the exams.
      全班都在努力用功准备考试。
   3. The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.
      警察正在准备防范示威时可能出现的骚乱。
   4. I was preparing to leave.
      我正准备离开。
   5. The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
      部队准备开赴战场。
3. 预备（饭菜）；做（饭）
   to make food ready to be eaten
   1. He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.
      他在厨房做午饭。
4. 调制，配制（药品等）
   to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together
   1. remedies prepared from herbal extracts
      用草药提取成分配制的药物

1. VERB 把…准备好；使预备好
   If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen.
   1. Two technicians were preparing a videotape recording of last week's programme...
      两个技术人员正在准备上周节目的录像带。
   2. On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare...
      准备一份报告平均需要1,000小时。
   3. The crew of the Iowa has been preparing the ship for storage.
      “艾奥瓦号”的船员一直都在为货物储存准备船只。
2. VERB 为…做准备；筹备
   If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements.
   1. The Party leadership is using management consultants to help prepare for the next election...
      该党的领导层正在管理顾问的帮助下筹备下一届的选举。
   2. 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。
   3. He had to go back to his hotel and prepare to catch a train for New York...
      他不得不回到酒店，准备赶火车去纽约。
   4. His doctor had told him to prepare himself for surgery.
      他的医生已经告诉他做好动手术的准备。
3. VERB 准备（食物）；做（饭菜）
   When you prepare food, you get it ready to be eaten, for example by cooking it.
   1. She made her way to the kitchen, hoping to find someone preparing dinner...
      她走到厨房，希望看到有人在准备晚饭。
   2. The best way of preparing the nuts is to rehydrate them by soaking overnight.
      做这些坚果的最好方法就是用水浸泡一个晚上，为其补充水分。

1. The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal
   那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。
2. Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech
   朱莉娅正在帮他准备讲演稿。
3. It is a war with no holds barred and we must prepare to resist
   这是一场没有规则的战争，我们必须作好抵抗的准备。
4. The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game
   球员在备战明天的比赛时带着蔑视对手的情绪。
5. The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England
   法国有3天的准备时间，这可能会让他们在对阵英格兰时占上风。
6. Make sure you have ample time to prepare for the new day ahead
   要保证你有足够的时间为即将开始的新的一天做好准备。
7. Prepare the gravy mixture.
   将肉汁混合料调好。
8. Some ready made meals are nutritious and very easy to prepare.
   一些预制膳食很有营养，而且烹调起来很简单。
9. Two technicians were preparing a videotape recording of last week's programme
   两个技术人员正在准备上周节目的录像带。
10. On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare
    准备一份报告平均需要1,000小时。
11. The crew of the Iowa has been preparing the ship for storage.
    “艾奥瓦号”的船员一直都在为货物储存准备船只。
12. The Party leadership is using management consultants to help prepare for the next election
    该党的领导层正在管理顾问的帮助下筹备下一届的选举。
13. 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。
14. He had to go back to his hotel and prepare to catch a train for New York
    他不得不回到酒店，准备赶火车去纽约。
15. His doctor had told him to prepare himself for surgery.
    他的医生已经告诉他做好动手术的准备。
16. She made her way to the kitchen, hoping to find someone preparing dinner
    她走到厨房，希望看到有人在准备晚饭。
17. The best way of preparing the nuts is to rehydrate them by soaking overnight.
    做这些坚果的最好方法就是用水浸泡一个晚上，为其补充水分。
18. 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。
19. Students are asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly seminar.
    学生要在上每星期的研讨课前备好材料。
20. Quantities will vary according to how many servings of soup you want to prepare
    量的多少根据你想准备的汤的份数而定。
21. The driver usually spends four hours or so helping to load and prepare his lorry.
    司机通常花4小时左右的时间帮忙装货和打理货车。
22. The Council unanimously directed city staff to prepare a status report on the project
    委员会一致要求市政府工作人员就该项目准备一份进度报告。
23. The commission telegraphed its decision earlier this month by telling an official to prepare the order.
    本月早些时候，委员会命令一位官员准备起草指令，透露了其决定。
24. It shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs.
    它说明了如何准备简历，并就如何申请职位提了些建议。
25. 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。
26. Different writers will prepare to varying degrees.
    不同作者的准备程度也会各不相同。
27. Nothing can prepare you for the shock and grief of widowhood.
    守寡的打击和悲伤让人难以承受。
28. We must prepare a room for our guest.
    我们必须为客人预备一个房间。

  plan plot prepare schedule scheme【导航词义：安排，计划】

  plan v. 计划，安排

〔辨析〕普通用词，指事前仔细筹划、安排。

  plot v. 策划，密谋

〔辨析〕通常指秘密策划违法行为或针对某政要、政府的阴谋活动。

  prepare v. 筹备，作准备

〔辨析〕指为将要发生的事情作好计划、安排等。

  schedule v. 排定，预定

〔辨析〕指将某事安排在某一时间或日期进行，通常用被动语态。

  scheme v. 策划，密谋

〔辨析〕指为牟取私利而投机取巧或搞阴谋。

v.

prepare the ground (for sth)

• （为…）准备条件，铺路
  to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved
  1. The committee will prepare the ground for next month's meeting.
     这个委员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。

verb

1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   1. Get the children ready for school!
   2. prepare for war
   3. I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill

   Synonym:    fixset upreadygear upset

2. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
   1. She is training to be a teacher
   2. He trained as a legal aid

   Synonym:    train

3. create by training and teaching
   1. The old master is training world-class violinists
   2. we develop the leaders for the future

   Synonym:    traindevelopeducate

4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort
   1. machinate a plot
   2. organize a strike
   3. devise a plan to take over the director's office

   Synonym:    organizeorganisedeviseget upmachinate

5. prepare for eating by applying heat
   1. Cook me dinner, please
   2. can you make me an omelette?
   3. fix breakfast for the guests, please

   Synonym:    cookfixreadymake

6. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
   1. prepare a report
   2. prepare a speech

7. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
   1. prepare the discord in bar 139

8. educate for a future role or function
   1. He is grooming his son to become his successor
   2. The prince was prepared to become King one day
   3. They trained him to be a warrior

   Synonym:    groomtrain