1. | [nbn] 准备好；准备完毕fully prepared for what you are going to do |
Are you nearly ready? 你快准备好了吗？ | |
‘Shall we go?’ ‘I'm ready when you are !’ “我们可以走了吗？”“我准备好了，就等你了！” | |
I'm just getting the kids ready for school. 我正在让孩子们准备好去上学。 | |
I was twenty years old and ready for anything . 我当时二十岁，什么都愿意去做。 | |
Right, we're ready to go. 对，我们准备好了，可以走了。 | |
Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. 志愿者已经准备完毕，等着将食物装箱。 |
2. | [nbn] 已完成；准备好；可利用completed and available to be used |
Come on, dinner's ready! 快过来，饭好了！ | |
The new building should be ready by 2015. 这座新大楼应该能在 2015 年前交付使用。 | |
Can you help me get everything ready for the party? 你能不能帮我把这次聚会准备妥当？ | |
The contract will be ready to sign in two weeks. 这份合同两周后即可签字。 |
3. | 方便使用的；现成的available to be used easily and immediately |
All the relevant records are easily available ready to hand . 所有相关记录都在手边，用起来很方便。 | |
a ready supply of wood 现成的木材供应 | |
a ready source of income 现成的收入来源 |
4. | [nbn] 愿意迅速做某事（或给某物）；急于行动willing and quick to do or give sth |
I was very angry and ready for a fight. 我非常生气，想打一架。 | |
She's always ready with advice. 她总是乐于提出建议。 | |
He's always ready to help his friends. 他总是乐意帮助朋友。 | |
Don't be so ready to believe the worst about people. 不要总把人往坏处想。 |
5. | ~ to do sth 马上要，很可能即将（做某事）likely to do sth very soon |
She looked ready to collapse at any minute. 她看样子随时都会倒下。 |
6. | ~ for sth 急需；需尽快得到needing sth as soon as possible |
Right, I'm ready for bed. 对，我现在就想睡觉。 | |
After the long walk, we were all ready for a drink. 长途步行之后，我们都急需喝水。 |
7. | [obn] 聪明的；机敏的quick and clever |
She has great charm and a ready wit. 她光彩照人，头脑机敏。 |
to make ready for the President's visit 为总统来访做准备 |
to make ready for the President's visit 为总统来访做准备 |
