ADJ (人)准备就绪的;(物品)准备好的 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.
It took her a long time to get ready for church... 她花了很长时间才做好去教堂的准备。
The cocaine was ready for distribution... 那些可卡因已经准备好进行分销了。
Are you ready to board, Mr. Daly?... 你准备好登机了吗,戴利先生?
In a few days time the sprouts will be ready to eat... 再过几天球芽甘蓝就可以吃了。
Tomorrow he would tell his pilot to get the aircraft ready... 明天他会告诉他的飞行员准备好飞机。
It's eight-fifteen, dear, and your breakfast's ready. 8点15分了,亲爱的,你的早餐已经做好了。
ADJ 准备好的;胜任的 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.
She says she's not ready for marriage... 她说自己还没有准备好结婚。
You'll have no trouble getting him into a normal school when you feel he's ready to go. 当你觉得他可以应付的时候再把他弄进一所普通学校是不会有问题的。
ADJ-GRADED 愿意的;乐意的;情愿的;甘愿的 If you are ready to do something, you are willing to do it.
They were ready to die for their beliefs... 他们甘愿为信仰而死。
She was always ready to give interviews. 她一向乐意接受采访。
ADJ 需要的;想要的 If you are ready for something, you need it or want it.
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for bed... 我不知道你怎样,但是我要睡觉了。
After five days in the heat of Bangkok, we were ready for the beach. 在曼谷的炎热天气中呆了5天之后,我们想要去海边。
ADJ 即将…的;可能…的 To be ready to do something means to be about to do it or likely to do it.
She looked ready to cry... 她看起来要哭了。
Just as we were ready to sit down to dinner, a little boy came running in... 正当我们要吃晚餐的时候,一个小男孩跑着进来了。
He says it's like a volcano ready to erupt. 他说这就像一座即将喷发的火山。
ADJ-GRADED 现成的;就绪的;易于得到的 You use ready to describe things that are able to be used very quickly and easily.
I didn't have a ready answer for this dilemma... 我没有想出解决这个困境的现成答案。
'But not quite yet,' he says quickly, with that ready smile of his... “但还不至于如此,”他脱口而出,脸上保持着他那一贯的微笑。
Why does German industry enjoy such a ready supply of well-trained and well-motivated workers? 为什么德国工业能有如此现成的训练有素且积极肯干的劳动力资源呢?
ADJ 现金的;现钱的 Ready money is in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques or credit cards, and so it can be used immediately.
I'm afraid I don't have enough ready cash. 恐怕我身上没有足够的现金。
Ready money is sometimes referred to as the readies . 现金;现钱;现钞
She was a bit short of the readies. 她手头现金有点儿紧张。
VERB 使做好准备;准备好 When you ready something, you prepare it for a particular purpose.
John's soldiers were readying themselves for the final assault... 约翰的手下正在为最后的进攻做准备。
In Egypt, two new camps were readied for the absorption of refugees... 在埃及,两个新的营地已经准备好收留难民了。
Cameramen readied tripods. 摄影师们架好了三脚架。
COMB in ADJ (与过去分词连用)表示“已经…好的”,“事先…的” Ready combines with past participles to indicate that something has already been done, and that therefore you do not have to do it yourself.
You can buy ready-printed forms for wills at stationery shops... 你可以在文具店买到已印好的遗嘱单。
If you buy the fish ready filleted, make sure the flesh is firm and springy. 如果你要买已经片好的鱼片,一定要买鱼肉紧实有弹性的。
PHRASE 现成的;可以立即使用的;在手边的 If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
Soldiers came charging through the forest, guns at the ready. 荷枪实弹的士兵穿过林区冲了上来。
PHRASE 准备就绪;整装待发 If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting .
She liked to be ready and waiting at home when Bernard returned from work... 她想在伯纳德下班回家的时候把一切准备就绪。
The chalet was kept ready and waiting for them at all times. 小屋已收拾好随时迎接他们的到来。
CONVENTION 已经准备就绪;就等你先开始 If you say to someone 'Ready when you are', you are telling them that you are now ready to do something and that as soon as they are ready, you will do it.
'Are you ready to pull out?' — 'I'm ready when you are, Captain.' “准备好出发了吗?”——“就等你了,船长。”
A newly assertiveurban middle class looks ever readier to push elected leaders ( and unelectedones, like Mr Singh) to act in their interest. 一个新兴的自信的城市中层阶级似乎已准备迫使民选领袖(以及未经选举的领袖,如辛格)代表他们的利益。
Should non-executives have readier access to funding for external review on risk-related matters that give them concern or on which they seek independent verification of the executive position? 非执行董事是否应该更容易获得资金,用于他们了解令他们担忧的风险相关事务的外部评估,或用于独立的高管职位核实?
Turkey's government, too, seems readier to accept the reality of an autonomous Kurdistan in a federal Iraq, even though the recent bombings are bound to stir anti-Kurdish feelings anew. 另外,即使最近的炸弹袭击事件肯定会重新激发反库尔德人情绪,土耳其政府似乎也准备接纳伊拉克联邦内自治的库尔德人。
Things would be better if Japan were now readier to call a slave's spade a spade. 如果日本如今更愿意以开诚布公的态度谈论历史,那么情况将有所好转。
His grace was more permeating because it found a readier medium. 他的风度因为有人赏识显得更加迷人。
Americans are staunch nationalists, much readier to contemplate the use of force than Europeans. 美国人则是坚定的民族主义者,在打算使用武力方面比欧洲人准备更加充分。
Indeed, since the large company has readier access to a range of alternative funding options, a need for government support is more likely the result of deep-seated competitive weakness than temporary shortage of funds which can so easily cripple a smaller business. 实际上,由于大公司融资渠道较多,他们更可能因深层次的竞争劣势而不是临时性资金短缺而需要政府支持。临时性资金短缺可轻易导致小企业倒闭。
Among the Europeans, only Britain and Italy seem readier for a more robust involvement. 在欧洲国家中,只有英国和意大利比较支持更有力的介入行动。
The bond markets'recent jumpiness suggests that investors, at least, are readier to believe that the strong might be willing to let the weak go under. 最近债券市场的波动表明:投资者至少更加倾向于认为欧元区强国可能有意任由弱国破产。
This new system gives users readier access to the data. 这个新系统可以使用户们更快捷地进入数据库。
The Time and Temprature Relation in Liquid-glass Transition Region of Disordered Materials they are readier to leave the living hosts at higher temperatures. 无序材料在液-玻相变区域的时间温度关系离开宿主时间与温度的关系;