prepare英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

preparation obsolete

— Go levy men, and make prepare for war;

动词 v.

To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. transitive

— We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. transitive

— We prepared a fish for dinner.
To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. intransitive

— We prepared for a bumpy ride.
To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound. transitive

— She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.

词形变化

prepares present,singular,third-person preparing participle,present prepared participle,past prepared past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template prepare infinitive prepare first-person,present,singular prepared first-person,past,singular prepare present,second-person,singular preparest archaic,present,second-person,singular prepared past,second-person,singular preparedst archaic,past,second-person,singular prepares present,singular,third-person prepareth archaic,present,singular,third-person prepared past,singular,third-person prepare plural,present prepared past,plural prepare present,subjunctive prepared past,subjunctive prepare imperative,present - imperative,past preparing participle,present prepared participle,past

词汇关系

近义词

busk graith ready yark

衍生词

disprepare failure to prepare is preparing to fail fore-prepare foreprepare hope for the best, prepare for the worst if you want peace, prepare for war misprepare overprepare preparability preparable preparate prepare ahead preparement prepare the ground prepare the way prepare up preparingly preprepare pre-prepare reprepare unprepare

词源

词源 1

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

词源 2

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).