prepared
adjective uk/prɪˈpeəd/ us/prɪˈperd/
B1 有准备的，准备好的
ready to deal with a situation
When she called on me, I wasn't prepared. 她拜访我时，我毫无准备。
They were prepared for the worst. 他们已经作好了最坏的准备。
B2 预先准备好的，事先做好的
made earlier
The spokesperson read a prepared statement. 发言人宣读了预先准备好的声明。
be prepared to do somethingB2 愿意做…
to be willing, or happy to agree to do something
Would you be prepared to help me get things ready for the party? 你愿意帮我准备聚会上用的东西吗？
People are not really prepared to talk about these kinds of personal problems. 人们并不是很愿意谈论这类私人问题。
His parents were prepared to pay for his studies.
Some of these protesters are prepared to use violence to further their aims.
As president, he had to be prepared to make difficult decisions.
- More examples
- We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality.
- We were not prepared for the events that followed .
- Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.
- She was prepared to take on the job, with all its associated risks.
- Teachers were not fully prepared for the changes in the exam system.