gear up

英 [ɡɪə(r) ʌp]

美 [ɡɪr ʌp]

为…做准备; 为做…做好了准备

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备
  If someoneis gearing up fora particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If theyare geared up todo a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
  1. ...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election...
     政府正准备进行选举的另一个迹象
  2. The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
     工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。

英英释义

verb

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  1. Get the children ready for school!
  2. prepare for war
  3. I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
  Synonym:fixprepareset upreadyset

双语例句

• Staying with one design gives more opportunity for UK companies to gear up to supply because their order books will be longer, he says, adding that the UK nuclear construction industry perished because it had too many designs and could not agree on one.
  他表示：坚持一种设计让准备提供供应的英国公司获得更多机会，因为它们的订单将会更长。他补充称，英国核电站建设行业之所以消亡，就是因为它们的设计太多，无法统一意见。
• Before an execution, I needed some time on my own to gear up for it.
  在行刑前，我需要一个人待一会儿，以做好准备。
• With plenty of cheap money available, especially for stable utility businesses with predictable returns, investors have been urging companies to gear up to enhance their earnings.
  由于有大量廉价资金可用，特别是对于回报可预期的稳定的公用事业业务，投资者一直敦促企业加大举债力度，以提高盈利。
• To tackle the problem of insufficient consumer demand, China will further its efforts in preparing for/ further gear up investment in fixed assets.
  为了解决消费需求不足的问题，我国将进一步作好对固定资产投资的准备。
• We must gear up industry to meet defense needs.
  我们必须促进工业生产，以适应防卫的需要。
• The need for cash during the forthcoming Chinese New Year holidays could have been one explanation, but some economists see that as a sign of potential future inflation as households gear up to spend more.
  即将来临的中国春节假期期间的现金需求本来可能是原因之一，但一些经济学家将此看作未来潜在通胀的一个迹象，因为家庭加速加大支出。
• If you think you need to take a break to gear up for the challenge of DOM, you can save yourself some rest.
  如果您认为需要休息一下来对付DOM的挑战，那么就休息一下吧。
• They accordingly allowed banks to gear up their balance-sheets to a greater extent than before.
  于是他们允许银行扩大资产负债表。
• We'd better gear up if we don't want to miss the flight.
  如果我们不想错过航班，我们最好准备好。
• If railway executives fail to gear up, private-equity firms may well do it for them.
  如果铁路行政部门没能够准备就绪，那些私有普通股份公司会帮助他们的。