preparation

英 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn]

n.  准备; 预备; 准备工作; (医药、化妆品等)配制品，制剂

复数：preparations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 准备；预备
  the act or process of getting ready for sth or making sth ready
  1. Preparation for the party started early.
     聚会的准备工作很早就开始了。
  2. food preparation
     食物制作
  3. Careful preparation for the exam is essential.
     认真准备考试十分必要。
  4. The third book in the series is currently in preparation .
     丛书的第三册现在正准备出版。
  5. The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game.
     为备战这场重要比赛，队伍一直在严格训练。
• 准备工作
  things that you do to get ready for sth or make sth ready
  1. The country is making preparations for war.
     这个国家正在进行备战。
  2. We made preparations to move to new offices.
     我们已准备好要搬到新办公室。
  3. wedding preparations
     婚礼的筹备工作
  4. 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？
• （医药、化妆品等）配制品，制剂
  a substance that has been specially prepared for use as a medicine, cosmetic , etc.
  1. a pharmaceutical preparation
     药剂
  2. preparations for the hair and skin
     护发护肤制剂

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 准备；预备；筹备
  Preparationis the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.
  1. Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish...
     打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
  2. Few things distracted the Pastor from the preparation of his weekly sermons...
     几乎没有什么事情能使牧师在准备每周的布道时分神。
  3. Behind any successful event lay months of preparation.
     任何成功的活动都需要好几个月的准备。
• N-PLURAL 准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作
  Preparationsare all the arrangements that are made for a future event.
  1. The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens...
     美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
  2. Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
     纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。
• N-COUNT （食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品
  Apreparationis a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.
  1. ...anti-ageing creams and sensitive-skin preparations.
     抗衰老面霜和敏感性皮肤适用的护肤制剂

英英释义

noun

• the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
  1. cooking can be a great art
  2. people are needed who have experience in cookery
  3. he left the preparation of meals to his wife
  Synonym:cookingcookery
• preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
  Synonym:homeworkprep
• activity leading to skilled behavior
  Synonym:traininggrooming
• the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
  1. preparations for the ceremony had begun
  Synonym:readying
• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
  1. his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
  Synonym:planningprovision
• (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
  1. the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance
• the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
  1. putting them in readiness
  2. their preparation was more than adequate
  Synonym:readinesspreparedness
• a substance prepared according to a formula
  1. the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
  Synonym:formulation

双语例句

• I have no adequate preparation.
  我没有充分的准备。
• Any migration of this type requires careful preparation and planning.
  进行这种类型的迁移需要仔细的准备和计划。
• Objective: To establish the method for the preparation and quality control of Lomerizine hydrochloride capsules.
  目的：建立盐酸洛美利嗪胶囊的制备和质量控制方法。
• Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
  纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。
• Behind any successful event lay months of preparation.
  任何成功的活动都需要好几个月的准备。
• In the days before domestic gadgetry and time-saving appliances, food preparation took up most of the day.
  还没有家用小器具和省时的家用电器的时候，准备食物得花大半天时间。
• This is more of a mental preparation.
  这一点更需要有心理准备。
• He assisted me in the preparation of this book.
  他协助我撰写此书。
• Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish
  打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
• Recent advances in preparation of ethylene glycol via ethylene oxide catalytic reaction are reviewed in this paper.
  对环氧乙烷催化法合成乙二醇研究的最新进展作了综述。