pre-packed

1560

■ verb (-pp-) 1 (NAmE, informal) to prepare (sth) ft; Mfk: [VN] Prep the vegetables in advance. MtufEsI o 0 [V] They’re prepping for college. {M1XX± 2 [VN] (technical Ain) to prepare sb for a medical operation ( fts# ) ]iftXX$=i!r .pre- packed (also ,pre-'packaged) adj. (of goods, especially food j§[ & , % to # %) put into packages before being sent to shops/stores to be sold 12,31#? ft; SH^lft: pre-packed sandwiches SBfciSJ^lft X 00 ^ pre paid /.prii'peid/ (BrE also .pre-'pay) adj. paid for in advance M # 1A ft; B f\E Eft: A prepaid envelope is enclosed (= so you do not have to pay the cost of sending a letter). [A] S f t EftfitiX^Xo 0 a prepaid

mobile phone |$#ii£^ft#s&{fei5' prep ar ation 0-w /.prepa'reijn/ noun 1 [U] ~ (for sth) the act or process of getting ready for sth or making sth ready ?fi |§-; M !§■: Preparation for the party started early. ft^ft if       #n 7 „ 0

food preparation        o Careful preparation for the

exam is essential. iA   0 The third

book in the series is currently in preparation. JAXlftl^ Hftil?E X ® fir X 0 <> The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game.

&m,  2 [C, usually pi.] ~ (for sth) |

~ (to do sth) things that you do to get ready for sth or make sth ready ?f£ Hf X : The country is making preparations for war.  0 We

made preparations to move to new offices.

❖ wedding preparations #t*Lft^&X f? o Was going to college a good preparation for your career? ±A^m^#ftlAXtTT7 &#?*5Hi? 3 [c] a substance that has been specially prepared for use as a medicine, cosmetic, etc. ( g|§, tht&ifn# ) ffifHift, rfrj ftij: a pharmaceutical preparation gjffl 0 preparations for the hair and skin

pre para tory /pri'paeratri; NAmE -toiri/ adj. (formal) done in order to prepare for sth ftf Hr ft; % & ft : preparatory meetings & k 0 Security checks had been carried out preparatory to (= to prepare for) the President’s visit. %&&&&%%, ^MB®&Mr7££ tSo

pre paratory school (also prep school) noun 1 (in Britain) a private school for children between the ages of 7 and is

) —compare public school 2 (in the US) a school, usually a private one, that prepares students for college

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pre pare 0-w /pri'pea(r); NAmE -'per/ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth/sb (for sb/sth) to make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sth {£{$#??§ i§-; IE• • • M &#?: to prepare a report M ^ t$. -g- o A hotel room is being prepared for them. X & % fife d m & - ffi m Hr     . o The college

prepares students for a career in business.

#iti#AAfto 2 ~ (yourself) (for sth) to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen ft (SS)X#£ilr;l$Jj?£: [v]J had no time to prepare. $£73    0 The whole class is working hard

preparing for the exams. kMUfe# f]    0

[VN] The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration. ft ^ X & M & Bfr m A X M Hi M ft it §L0 o [V to inf] I was preparing to leave. $cX?£i£r fliJFo

0                  [VN to inf] The troops prepared themselves to go into

battle. IfPPAft'S’JF^bi^^o 3 [VN] to make food ready to be eaten ( HUM ) ;     ( ft ) : He was in the

kitchen preparing lunch. flfe?EJifJ[?f-]#[Xft0 4 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to make a medicine or chemical substance, for example by mixing other substances together ill id, Kid (      ■) : remedies prepared from herbal

extracts    ftgljft IM prepare the

ground (for sth) to make it possible or easier for sth to be achieved ( jy ••• )     The committee

will prepare the ground for next month’s meeting.

pre-pa red 0-w /pri'pead; NAmE -'perd/ adj.

[not before noun] ~ (for sth) ready and able to deal

with sth ?f£    #?; Mf)f fi #: I was not prepared for all

the problems it caused.

& o 0 We’ll be better prepared next time. X $£ Hi k !§-M ft ft o 0 When they set out they were well prepared. IMl X £ Bt Xft XX ft it & o EDQ unpre­pared — see also ill-prepared 2 ~ to do sth willing to do sth H M. : We are not prepared to accept these conditions. $£d  o How much are you

prepared to pay? f      r»m unwilling

3 done, made, written, etc. in advance #5fcflfc#? (

^^ )    : The police officer read out a prepared state­

ment.

pre pared ness /pri'pearidnas; NAmE -'perd-/ noun [U] ~ to do sth (formal) the state of being ready or willing to do sth     11#: I was surprised by his

preparedness to break the law.

o The troops are in a state of preparedness. 7 PA

.pre-'pay adj. (Br£) = prepaid: pre-pay phones f&iS' pre pay ment /.prii'peimant/ noun [U] payment in advance BSjjfcjt'ft; M#i:: cl prepayment plan

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pre pon der-ance /pri'pnndarans; 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  H771 predominance

pre pon derant /pri'pnndarant; NAmE -'pa:n-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) larger in number or more important than other people or things in a group W; '     ► preponderantly

adv.

pre-pone /prii'paun; NAmE -'poun/ verb [VN] (IndE, informal) to move sth to an earlier time than was origin­ally planned

prep os ition /.prepa'zijn/ noun (grammar i§}A) 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 Xis] ► prep-os-ition-al /-Janl/ adj.: a prepositional phrase (= a preposition and the noun following it, for example at night or after breakfast)

pre pos sess ing /.priipa'zesir)/ adj. (especially after a negative       #£is]Is) (formal) attractive in appear­ance 7^(131 A67       033appealing.

He was not a prepossessing sight. i£ +0 X #     „

— compare unprepossessing pre-pos-ter-ous /pri'pnstaras; NAmE -'pais-/ adj. (formal) 1 completely unreasonable, especially in a way that is shocking or annoying ^ jg $J ; ft X k 1t M £*771 outrageous : These claims are absolutely preposterous!

& ic X fiS ffe !  2 unusual in a silly or

shocking way fSMEfij;    PflTTl outrageous:

The band were famous for their preposterous clothes and haircuts.          0 ► pre­

posterously adv.: a preposterously expensive bottle of wine —

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

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A ) ► prep-py (also prep-pie) adj.: a preppy image % 0 preppy clothes

pre-prandial /,prii’praendial/ adj. [only before noun] (formal or humorous) happening immediately before a meal IrltifEft;       apreprandial drink     utAI4

, pre-pro duc tion adj. [usually before noun] done before the process of producing sth, especially a film/movie, begins   ft mm ) m&® ft : the

pre-production script J1X0 HU ift H! A ► . pre-pro' duc-tion adv. , pre-pro' duc-tion noun [U]

' prep school noun = preparatory school pre-puce /'priipjuis/ noun (technical Ain) a foreskin

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pre-'qualify ing 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 competi­tion WI&W(ft: players who fail at the