prepare

英 [pr?'pe?] 美[pr?'p?r]

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第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?prepares;過(guò)去式:?prepared;過(guò)去分詞:?prepared;現(xiàn)在分詞:?preparing;

prepare 預(yù)備

pre-,在前，早于，預(yù)先，pare,準(zhǔn)備，安排，削皮。

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.

1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.: 卡斯特羅主席已經(jīng)提醒古巴人民為嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)危急狀況做準(zhǔn)備。

2. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare.: 這種稍加變化的可口煎蛋卷做起來(lái)又快又容易。

3. Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.: 兩家很有名的律師事務(wù)所準(zhǔn)備向煙草公司提起訴訟。

4. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.: 他看著酒吧招待員備好他點(diǎn)的啤酒。

5. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.: 盡管這個(gè)菜譜看上去很長(zhǎng)，其實(shí)做起來(lái)很快。