• vt. 準(zhǔn)備；使適合；裝備；起草
• vi. 預(yù)備；做好思想準(zhǔn)備

pre-,在前，早于，預(yù)先，pare,準(zhǔn)備，安排，削皮。

prepare

prepare: [15] Latin parāre ‘make ready’ lies behind a wide range of English words, from apparatus and apparel to emperor and separate. It combined with the prefix prae- ‘before’ to produce praeparāre ‘make ready in advance’, adopted into English via Old French preparer.
=> apparatus, apparel, emperor, separate

prepare (v.)

mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.

1. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.

卡斯特羅主席已經(jīng)提醒古巴人民為嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)危急狀況做準(zhǔn)備。

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2. This delicious variation on an omelette is quick and easy to prepare.

這種稍加變化的可口煎蛋卷做起來(lái)又快又容易。

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3. Two leading law firms are to prepare legal actions against tobacco companies.

兩家很有名的律師事務(wù)所準(zhǔn)備向煙草公司提起訴訟。

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4. He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered.

他看著酒吧招待員備好他點(diǎn)的啤酒。

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5. Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare.

盡管這個(gè)菜譜看上去很長(zhǎng)，其實(shí)做起來(lái)很快。

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