(-pp-)
1
(AWmf，/n/orma/) to prepare
(sth)把…准备 好；预备：[VN] Prep the vegetaWes
m advance•提前把蔬
燊准4好。◊ [V] They’re preppfng
/or coHege.他正为上
.大学做准备。2 [VM] 术语）to prepare sb for a
medical
operation为（患者）做手术准备
■ pre-’packed (also ,pre-'packaged) adj. (of goods, especially
food 商品，尤指食物）put into packages before being sent to shops/stores to
Se sold 包装好的；
d包装的：pre-pacfced sandwiches预先包装的三明痦 pre-paid /.prii'peid/ [BrE also ,pre-'pay) adj. paid for in advance ®付款的；资费已付必：A prepaid envdope is enclosed (= so you do not have
to pay the cost of sending a letter).内附邮资已付的信封一个。◊ a prepafd mobile
phone预付话费的移动电话
preparation
0■» /_prep9_reijn/
1
[U]〜（for sth) the act or
process o+f getting ready for sth or making sth ready 准备；'预备：■ Preparation for the party started ear〖y. _会的准畚工作很早M开始了。◊ /oodpreparario/i 食物制作◊ Care/uZ
preparatfon/or the exam is essentia/. ■^人备考分必奏。0 The third book the series is
currently in preparation.丛书的第 三册现在正准备出版。◊ 77ie team has been training hard in
preparation/or the big game.为备战这场重要
比赛，队伍一直在严格训练。2
[C, usually pi.] ~ (for sth) | 〜(—to do sth) things that you do to get
ready jor sth or m^ke sth ready 准备工作：77ie country is making
preparations for war.这个国家正在进行备战。oWe made jpreparatfoTW to
move to new oj^ces.我们已准备好
要搬到新办公室。◊ weddingpreparations婚礼的筹备工 〇 Was
going
to college a good preparation for your career?上大学是否为你的事业打下了良好基础？ 3 [C] a substance that has
been specially prepared for use as a medicine, cosmetic, etc.(医药、化妆品等）配制品，制
剂：a pharmaceutical preparation 〇 preparations jbr the hair and sfcin护金护肤制剂
pre-para-tory
/pri'paeratri;
NAmE -to:ri/ adj. (formal) done in order to prepare
for sth 预备如.；筹备的： preparatory meetings ® ^ ^ iiC 0 Security checks had been carried out
preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President’s visit.为迎接总统来访，当局已预先进行了安全
检查。
preparatory school (also prep school) noun 1 (in
of 7 and 13预备学校（英国为准备升入公学者而设的私
立中学）
prepare (Hi /pri'pealr); NAmE-'per/ verb *1 [VN]〜sth/sb (for sb/stli) to
make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sth使做好准备；把…预备好：to prepare a report 拟定报告◊ A hoteZ room is
being prepared /or them•正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。◊ 77ie coHege prepares students/or a career fn business.这个学院是培 养商务人才的。(you rse 丨f) (for
sth) to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen 使 (自己）有准备；防范：[V] J
had no time to prepare. 我当时没时间准备。◊ rhe who!e dass is
wor/dng hard preparing/or the exa/rw.全班都在努力用功准备考试。◊ [VN] The police are preparing
themselves for trouble at the demonstrarton.警察正在准备防范示威时可能出现的骚
乱。◊ [V to
inf] J was preparing to teave.我正准备离开《
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[VN to inf] The troops prepared themselves to go into battZe.部队?备开赴战场。3 [VN] to make food
ready to be eaten 预备（饭秦 > ;“（饭）：Jfe was in the fcitchen
preparing iunch.他在厨房做午饭。4 [VN】~ sth (from sth) to make
a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances
together 调制，配制（药品等）：remedies
prepared from herbal extracts用草药运取成分配制的药杨IT»I^I prepare the ground
(for sth) to
make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved (为…）准备条件，铺路：.77ie committee will prepare the ground for next months meeting,
员会将为下个月的会议做好准备。
pre-pa red /pri'pead; NAmE -'perd/ adj.
[not before noun] ~ (for sth) ready and able to deal
with sth 准备好；有所准备：J was not prepared /or
aZZ the proWems i‘t caused.我对这事引起的奋多麻烦i无防 备。◊ Weli be better
prepared next rime.下次我们会
准备得更充分。◊ t/iey set out they were vveZZ
prepared.他们出发时有很充芬的准备。ELQ unpre- pared — see also ill-prepared 2；〜to do sth willing to do sth 愿意： We are not prepared to accept these conditions.我们无意接受这些条件。◊ How much are you prepared to pay?;你愿悬:卑多少钱？ [333 unwilling
3 done, made, written, etc. in advance 事先做好（或写
好等）的：r/ie pdfce ojORcer
read out a prepared statement. 瞥方宣读了一份事先写好的声明。
pre-pared-ness
/pri'peeridnas;
NAmE -'perd-/ noun [u] 〜to do sth (/bmifl/)
the state of being ready or willing to db sth 准备好的状态；愿意：I was surprised by his preparedness to break
the !aw.我对他打算以身试法感到
惊白^ ◊ The troops are
fn a state 〇/preparedness•军队 处于备战状态。
,pre-'pay oc/y. (BrE) = prepaid： pre-pay phones 预付电话
pre.pay.ment
/.prii'peimarit/
noun [u] payment in advance预先支付；预付款：a prepayment pkm预付款
计划
pre-pon-der-ance
/pri'pDndarans;
NAmE -'pa:n-/
noun [sing.] if there is a preponderance
of one type of people or things in a group, there are more of them than others 优势；多数；主知：BEd predominance pre.pon.der.ant /pri'pDndarent; NAmE -'pain-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal)
larger
in number or more important than other people or things in a group 主要 的;'占多数的；主导的；占优势的► pre*poivderant-ly adv.
pre-pone /prii'paun; NAmE -'poun/ verb [VN] {IndE, informal) to move sth to an
earlier time than was origin- ally planned将…提前
prep-os-ition
/.prepa'zijn/
noun
(grammar t§}^) a word or group of
words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or
pronoun to show place, position, time or method 介.词► prep.os.ition.al adj. ： a prepositional phrase (= a preposition and
the noun following it, for example at night or after breakfast) 介词短语
pre-pos-sess-ing /.priipa'zesir)/ adj. (especially after a
negative.尤用于否金词后）（/ormo/) attractive in
appearance 外表吸引人的； 妩媚的； 漂亮的 HEIappealing: He was not a
prepossessing sight.他长相不怎么样。 —compare unprepossessing pre-pos-ter-ous /pri'pDsteras; NAmE -'pais-/ adj. (formal) 1 completely
unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying荒唐的；极不合情理知EPin outrageous : 77iese dafms are absoZuteiy preposterous/ 这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！ 2 unusual in a silly or shocking way 怪®的;.离奇古怪的 Sd outrageous: The band were famous for their preposterous clothes
and haircuts.这支乐队以怪异的服装和发式而闻名。—pre- pos-ter-ous-ly adv. ： a preposterously expensive
bottle of wine —瓶天价的葡萄酒
prep-py (also prep-pie) /'prepi/ noun (pi. -ies) (NAmE, informal) a young person who
goes or went to an expensive private school and who dresses and acts in a way
that is thought to be typical of such a school 预备 学校学生，预备学校毕业生（指有私立学校学生派头的
A
) > prep-py (also prep-pie) adj. ： a preppy image 私 耷学校学生^象◊ preppy dothes私立学校学生的衣着
pre-pran-dial
/.prii'praendial/
adj. [only before noun] (formal
or
humorous) happening immediately
before a meal餐前的；饭前的：a preprandiaZ drinfc餐前饮料
.pre-pro'duc-tion
adj. [usually before noun] done before the
process of producing sth, especially a film/movie, begins生产前的；（尤指电影拍摄）准备期的：t/ie pre-producrion script 开拍前的剧本► .pre-pro'duc-tion adv. ,
pre-pro'duc-tion/iow/1 [U]
1 prep school noun = preparatory school pre-puce /'pri:pju:s/ noun {technical i§) a foreskin (-莲）与皮，
,pre-'
qualify-mg adj. relating to a competition or game in which
teams or players take part to decide if they are good enough to be in another
competi- tion 读选赛的；资格赛的：payers w/io /ail at
the