gear up

1. PHRASAL VERB 为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备
   If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
   1. ...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election...
      政府正准备进行选举的另一个迹象
   2. The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
      工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。

1. The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
   工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。
2. When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
   车开得足够快时，你就能换挡加速。
3. If you think you need to take a break to gear up for the challenge of DOM, you can save yourself some rest.
   如果您认为需要休息一下来对付DOM的挑战，那么就休息一下吧。
4. No everyone is looking to gear up as some have taken in interest in a piece of survival equipment every car comes equipped with the headrest.
   当然，也并非每个人都在武装自己，有些人对每辆车上都会有的一项逃生工具产生了兴趣&头枕。
5. Some brokers had a policy of covering client losses beyond their deposit in the short term, thus allowing customers to gear up their accounts.
   一些经纪商采用的方法是在短期内弥补客户在其存款之外的亏损，从而让客户加速其账户的交易。
6. We must gear up industry to meet defense needs.
   我们必须促进工业生产，以适应防卫的需要。
7. Come on. we'd better gear up, or we'll be late.
   快！开快点儿，不然要迟到了。
8. So the local authorities are focusing on stretching the vegetable production all over a year, which would provide a stable supply of waste that can gear up the processing industry.
   所以当地政府正致力于将蔬菜生产扩展至全年，这样就可以提供稳定的蔬菜废弃物供应，促进加工产业的发展。
9. Gear up to throttle your life!
   换快档得到的快感比生命更重要！
10. You need enough space to work methodically in order to gear up correctly.
    你需要足够的区域来按系统进行装备的穿戴。
11. We'd better gear up if we don't want to miss the flight.
    如果我们不想错过航班，我们最好准备好。
12. You'll have to use more of your emergency heals in the heroics and raids, and you'll also be expected to gear up a little more for the heroics and raids.
    在英雄副本和团队副本中你就不得不多多使用那些用来对付紧急情况的治疗法术了。而且为了打那些副本，你的装备也需要再提升一下。
13. Many farmers are not increasing output because they are not equipped to gear up production or because market distortions mean they do not benefit from higher food prices.
    许多农民没有增加产出，是因为他们没有提高产量所需的设备，或者是市场扭曲让他们无法从食品价格上涨中获益。
14. To tackle the problem of insufficient consumer demand, China will further its efforts in preparing for/ further gear up investment in fixed assets.
    为了解决消费需求不足的问题，我国将进一步作好对固定资产投资的准备。
15. We'd better gear up if we are to arrive at the airport before six.
    如果要在六钟以前到达机场，我们得加快车速。
16. Staying with one design gives more opportunity for UK companies to gear up to supply because their order books will be longer, he says, adding that the UK nuclear construction industry perished because it had too many designs and could not agree on one.
    他表示：坚持一种设计让准备提供供应的英国公司获得更多机会，因为它们的订单将会更长。他补充称，英国核电站建设行业之所以消亡，就是因为它们的设计太多，无法统一意见。
17. He had to get off the water and into some faster transport as soon as possible. When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
    他必须尽快脱离水路，改换速度更快的交通工具。你把车速加快到一定程度就可以换快档。
18. In the longrun, Chinese demand and MNCs'profitability in China will gear up the economic growth of east Asian countries and improve overall competitive power of the region.
    从长期来看，巨大的进口需求和跨国公司的投资收益大大推动了东亚各国的经济增长和整体竞争力的提升。
19. It heard that military activity in the area is increasing, as eight rival countries including Russia, the US, Canada and Norway gear up to assert their claims over the fossil fuels that lie beneath the melting Arctic ice.
    与会者了解到，北极军事活动在不断升温，原因是8个相互竞争的国家，其中包括俄罗斯、美国、加拿大和挪威，纷纷坚称对在北极融冰下的化石燃料拥有所有权。
20. I had gone through the deep down struggle against the "five more minutes" request from my heart a plenty of time and the will power I needed to gear up against such a fine temptation of again!
    无数次，在内心深处我与“再睡五分钟”的要求做深深的斗争，也准备着与这样一种再躺下睡一觉这种美美的诱惑作斗争的意志力！
21. They accordingly allowed banks to gear up their balance-sheets to a greater extent than before.
    于是他们允许银行扩大资产负债表。
22. Before an execution, I needed some time on my own to gear up for it.
    在行刑前，我需要一个人待一会儿，以做好准备。
23. If railway executives fail to gear up, private-equity firms may well do it for them.
    如果铁路行政部门没能够准备就绪，那些私有普通股份公司会帮助他们的。
24. We have to watch closely what happens next and gear up all the time to implement any of these solutions, since none of them is behind the sideline yet.
    因为每个方案目前都还没有出局，所以我们得密切观察项目的下一步进展，时刻做好准备以便随时实施任何一个方案。
25. The need for cash during the forthcoming Chinese New Year holidays could have been one explanation, but some economists see that as a sign of potential future inflation as households gear up to spend more.
    即将来临的中国春节假期期间的现金需求本来可能是原因之一，但一些经济学家将此看作未来潜在通胀的一个迹象，因为家庭加速加大支出。
26. This ability to borrow money, or gear up, is seen as an advantage that investment trusts have over similar savings vehicles, such as unit trusts, as it can allow them to take greater advantage of investment opportunities.
    这种借钱的能力，又称杠杆融资，被看成是投资信托相对于类似的储蓄工具拥有的一种优势，因为它可以更好地使前者利用投资机会，如单位信托基金。
27. With plenty of cheap money available, especially for stable utility businesses with predictable returns, investors have been urging companies to gear up to enhance their earnings.
    由于有大量廉价资金可用，特别是对于回报可预期的稳定的公用事业业务，投资者一直敦促企业加大举债力度，以提高盈利。
28. Reluctantly I gear up in a hooded rainproof coat and heavy black boots.
    我勉勉强强地穿上带兜帽的防雨外套和沉重的黑雨靴，全副武装。
29. We need to pick up the speed a little bit. We're losing him. Come on. We'd better gear up, or we'll be late.
    我们得开快一点。我们快跟不上他了。快！开快点儿，不然要迟到了。

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:    fixprepareset upreadyset