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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
prepared
pre‧pared S2 /prɪˈpeəd $ -ˈperd/ adjective [Word Family: noun: preparation, preparations, preparedness; adjective: prepared ≠ unprepared, preparatory; verb: prepare] 1. be prepared to do something to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do: ▪ You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work. ▪ How much is she prepared to pay?
2. READY TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING [NOT BEFORE NOUN]ready to do something or deal with a situation prepared for ▪ I wasn’t prepared for all their questions. well/fully/inadequately etc prepared ▪ Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm. ill-prepared (=not ready to deal with a difficult situation) ▪ The country was ill-prepared to fight another war. ▪ There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).
3. I’m not prepared to do something spoken used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something: ▪ I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!
4. MADE EARLIER planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed: ▪ The President read out a prepared statement. • • • THESAURUS ▪ready [NOT BEFORE NOUN]having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something : ▪ Are you ready? The taxi’s here. ▪ I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet. ▪prepared [NOT BEFORE NOUN]ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations : ▪ The police were prepared for trouble. ▪ The team looked well-prepared for the game. ▪be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it : ▪ We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain. ▪be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations : ▪ We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go. ▪ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat : ▪ Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe. ▪ a delicious ripe plum ▪be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used : ▪ The television cameras were in place for the wedding. ▪ All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections. ▪be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc : ▪ Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station. ▪ Several ambulances were standing by.
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a prepared statement (=one that is prepared and then read out) ▪ His solicitor read a prepared statement on his behalf. be willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit sth ▪ She was willing to admit that she’d made a mistake. stand prepared/ready to do sth (=be prepared to do something whenever it is necessary) ▪ We should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB better ▪ The clinic means everyone will be better prepared should any other problems arise. ▪ This last time I was better prepared. ▪ They were no better prepared for what followed. ▪ I vowed that my children would be better prepared when they left home. ▪ With these items in the house, I was better prepared than most. carefully ▪ The unit in which he will live is within the hospital grounds, and was most carefully prepared and equipped. ▪ Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food. ▪ A pang shot through him and his carefully prepared speech about selling the hunter died on his lips. ▪ It jolts your carefully prepared and placed microphone out of position and may wobble the lectern as well. ▪ All the carefully prepared summaries and analyses were not worth the paper they were printed on. ▪ No trouble was spared to ensure that the carefully prepared seed-bed was ready to take the crop. ▪ From this he emerged in Antwerp in 1535 with plenty of money and a carefully prepared plan for Tyndale's destruction. freshly ▪ Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention. ▪ Lachana Vegetarian Restaurant Freshly prepared vegetarian and vegan meals in a friendly non-smoking atmosphere. specially ▪ The firm will arrange for a customer to have their particular message printed on specially prepared cards. ▪ The alchemist would burn incense and douse himself in specially prepared perfumes before carrying out his experiments. ▪ We also follow specially prepared bike routes, with little or no traffic. ▪ The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship. ▪ Mike will now have to feed his hives with a specially prepared solution of sugar and water. ▪ Silverpoint must be worked on to a specially prepared ground. well ▪ Fred Clasper's disruptive plan had been well prepared. ▪ Very well prepared and laid out. ▪ The snow did not return until early in February: this time, the Oaks were well prepared. ▪ If your skiing is anything like as extreme as the conditions you will need to be well prepared. ▪ The catalogue was well prepared and the historical notes excellent. ▪ The First Sonata is no less well prepared and sympathetically interpreted. ▪ Soil should be free-draining and well prepared, with plenty of compost - keep plants watered during the first season. ▪ Bleached boards can look quite spectacular provided the surface has been well prepared. NOUN food ▪ I now wean them on to prepared food. ▪ Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention. ▪ Others, however, are convinced that it is easier to provide each child with a box of prepared food. ▪ I don't eat prepared food myself, so I have never liked it for my terrier. ▪ Public rooms include a lounge, two bars, and restaurant offering a wide choice of carefully prepared food. ▪ Tort considers such things as the caterer's liability for negligently prepared food which causes injury to the customer. ▪ They spread their bedrolls whilst Ratagan and Isay prepared food for the company. ▪ They sell prepared food, buy property and rent rooms, do hairdressing, sewing and make handicrafts. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over sth ready cooked/prepared etc ▪ After the church service he was conducted to a house ready prepared, where a regal feast was laid before him. ▪ Anyone who has given online demonstrations and experienced systems breakdown, will appreciate the advantage of having alternative ready prepared demonstration material! ▪ Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots. ▪ But fresh potatoes are less expensive than many of the dehydrated and ready prepared and frozen products. ▪ Freezer: Pack of steaks, beefburgers, fish-fingers, peas, runner beans, ready cooked curry meal, cod. ▪ Microwave combination ovens can successfully prime cook fresh and frozen foods and regenerate ready cooked dishes from chilled and frozen. suitably dressed/prepared/equipped etc ▪ But one must be suitably dressed for a country visit and I had absolutely nothing fit to wear. ▪ They, too, regardless of the loss of their leader, were intent on being suitably dressed for Bank Holiday. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I was not prepared for all the questions they asked. ▪ In a prepared statement, Riggs denied being responsible for the murder. ▪ The dining room is all prepared for our guests. ▪ The police were prepared for trouble. ▪ The team was well prepared and focussed on the issues. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Further prepared sentences came readily to his lips. ▪ It is the holder of prepared fleece or flax from which the spinner draws out strands. ▪ Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids. ▪ The company had a nervous joiedevivre as it set off on the prepared road towards Auchonvillers. ▪ The most luxurious setting was a specially prepared Music Hall aboard ship. ▪ Unlike the Prime Minister, I am prepared to have a referendum on this fundamental constitutional issue.
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