ready
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If someone is ready, they are properly prepared for something. If something is ready, it has been properly prepared and is now able to be used. 準備好的[v-link ADJ]
It took her a long time to get ready for church. 她花了很長時間才準備好去教堂。
Are you ready to board, Mr. Daly?
準備好上飛機了嗎,戴利先生?
2. ADJ If you are ready for something or ready to do something, you have enough experience to do it or you are old enough and sensible enough to do it. 勝任的; 準備好的[v-link ADJ]
She says she's not ready for marriage. 她說她還沒有準備好結婚。
3. ADJ If you are ready to do something, you are willing to do it. 樂意的[v-link ADJ to-inf]
They were ready to die for their beliefs. 他們願意爲信仰而獻身。
4. ADJ If you are ready for something, you need it or want it. 需要的[v-link ADJ 'for' n]
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for bed. 我不知道你怎樣,但我想去睡了。
5. ADJ To be ready to do something means to be about to do it or likely to do it. 即將…的; 可能…的[v-link ADJ to-inf]
She looked ready to cry. 她看起來將要哭了。
6. ADJ You use ready to describe things that are able to be used very quickly and easily. 現成的[ADJ n]
I didn't have a ready answer for this dilemma. 我沒有現成的答案來解決這個進退兩難的問題。
7. V-T When you ready something, you prepare it for a particular purpose. 使準備好[正式]
John's soldiers were readying themselves for the final assault. 約翰的士兵們正在爲最後的進攻做好準備。
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ready /ˈrɛdɪ/ (readying,readied,readier,readies,readiest)
剑桥词典
- If you're near the garage , could you check to see if the car's ready?
- Well, he wants the report ready by tomorrow but I can always fob him off with some excuse .
- She had to get the kids ready for school .
- The way things are, I'll never have this ready by June .
- The emergency services are ready to spring into action at a moment's notice .
ready adjective (PREPARED)
prepared and suitable for fast activity準備好的,有準備的;現成的;方便使用的
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] Are you ready to leave ? 你準備好離開了嗎?
Are you ready to order , Madam ? 現在可以點菜了嗎,女士?
Okay, Evie, ready when you are (= I am ready to do what we have arranged ). 好了,埃薇,我都準備好了,就等你了。
Dinner's ready! 可以喫晚飯了!
Are you ready? Hurry up - we're late. 準備好了嗎?快點——我們都晚了。
We're leaving at eight o'clock, so you've got half an hour to get ready. 我們8點鍾出發,所以你還有半個小時準備。
The army are said to be ready for action . 據說軍隊已經做好準備隨時採取行動。
The concert hall was made/got ready (= prepared ) for the performance . 音樂厛已爲這場縯出準備妥儅。
ready and waiting
waiting and prepared to act
準備好竝等待著;準備好隨時行動
Secret information allowed the police to be ready and waiting when the robbers came out of the bank . 由於得到秘密線報,警方佈下埋伏,等著劫匪從銀行出來自投羅網。
例句
ready adjective (QUICK)
[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ] mainly approvingquick with answers , jokes , solutions , etc.
快的;機敏的;霛敏的
He had a ready reply to every question . 他對所有的問題都對答如流。
He was charming , with a ready wit (= the ability to quickly say clever and funny things). 他很有魅力,而且機智風趣。
習語
be ready to do sthbe ready to roll
ready to hand
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