英语词汇“unprepared”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Mexico was unprepared for war.
The study showed that 50% of the students were unprepared for work or college.
When I told her the news, I was totally unprepared for her reaction.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

An unprepared passenger might be mangled by the door or might miss his stop altogether.
Gorbad, still weak from the wound suffered at Grunberg, was unprepared for a frontal assault.
He found the Etonians snobbish, shallow, seemingly unprepared for the world as it was being transformed by the war.
It can not be stopped, but it can stop the unwary or the unprepared.
She had been quite unprepared for his beauty and his otherness.
The sudden, unprepared E Major Allegro that concludes the fourth and final movement seems a bit like kicking the corpse.
They have felt misunderstood and scapegoated, quite unprepared for the political and social dilemmas in which they were caught.
Yet the handling of the report has made the government look fumbling and unprepared.

Longman Language Activatorwhen you are not ready to do something► not ready

if you are not ready for something, you have not done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for it: · Wait a minute! I'm not ready yet.not ready for: · The coaches felt Stark wasn't ready for major league baseball yet.not ready to do something: · I felt that I wasn't ready to make a final decision.

► unprepared

written not ready to deal with something because you were not expecting it, and have not thought about it or made plans: unprepared for: · Mexico was unprepared for war.· When I told her the news, I was totally unprepared for her reaction.unprepared to do something: · The study showed that 50% of the students were unprepared for work or college.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► totally unprepared

I was totally unprepared for the challenge which faced me.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► quite

· They have felt misunderstood and scapegoated, quite unprepared for the political and social dilemmas in which they were caught.· She was quite unprepared for Miss Phoebe's reaction.· She had been quite unprepared for his beauty and his otherness.· So you were left quite unprepared for the lightning 10K race start, made worse this time around by a shouted count-down.· She usually enjoyed this part of the year immensely, but for once she was feeling quite unprepared for it.· I had come from the hotel expecting to return, and was quite unprepared.

► totally

· Britain was totally unprepared for the cataclysm of the Franco-Prussian War late in 1870 and still less for its outcome.· Sadly, most people find themselves totally unprepared financially and the consequences of that can be disastrous.· I was totally unprepared for Delhi, yet old enough to understand what I saw.· She may have been totally unprepared but she still managed to win her first round match quite comfortably.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► unprepared to do something

The ferry was unprepared to handle a disaster.
And exposed unprepared to view a patient whose appearance caused me to warn a hardened policeman!
It is unprepared to offer them the skilled attention that they need.
Many grandparents are financially unprepared to care for their grandchildren.
They were thus unprepared to deal with social and cultural problems of Tanganyikan hospitals in other than a technical fashion.
This also left certain Negro Volunteers unprepared to make the necessary adjustment, and led to the same kind of painful surprise.
When the four women finally did enroll last September, school officials were unwilling or unprepared to meet the challenge.

WORD FAMILYnounpreparationpreparationspreparednessadjectiveprepared ≠ unpreparedpreparatoryverbprepare

单词	unprepared
释义	unpreparedun‧pre‧pared /ˌʌnprɪˈpeəd◂ $ -ˈperd◂/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Mexico was unprepared for war. The study showed that 50% of the students were unprepared for work or college. When I told her the news, I was totally unprepared for her reaction. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An unprepared passenger might be mangled by the door or might miss his stop altogether. Gorbad, still weak from the wound suffered at Grunberg, was unprepared for a frontal assault. He found the Etonians snobbish, shallow, seemingly unprepared for the world as it was being transformed by the war. It can not be stopped, but it can stop the unwary or the unprepared. She had been quite unprepared for his beauty and his otherness. The sudden, unprepared E Major Allegro that concludes the fourth and final movement seems a bit like kicking the corpse. They have felt misunderstood and scapegoated, quite unprepared for the political and social dilemmas in which they were caught. Yet the handling of the report has made the government look fumbling and unprepared. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen you are not ready to do something► not ready if you are not ready for something, you have not done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for it: · Wait a minute! I'm not ready yet.not ready for: · The coaches felt Stark wasn't ready for major league baseball yet.not ready to do something: · I felt that I wasn't ready to make a final decision. ► unprepared written not ready to deal with something because you were not expecting it, and have not thought about it or made plans: unprepared for: · Mexico was unprepared for war.· When I told her the news, I was totally unprepared for her reaction.unprepared to do something: · The study showed that 50% of the students were unprepared for work or college. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► totally unprepared I was totally unprepared for the challenge which faced me. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► quite · They have felt misunderstood and scapegoated, quite unprepared for the political and social dilemmas in which they were caught.· She was quite unprepared for Miss Phoebe's reaction.· She had been quite unprepared for his beauty and his otherness.· So you were left quite unprepared for the lightning 10K race start, made worse this time around by a shouted count-down.· She usually enjoyed this part of the year immensely, but for once she was feeling quite unprepared for it.· I had come from the hotel expecting to return, and was quite unprepared. ► totally · Britain was totally unprepared for the cataclysm of the Franco-Prussian War late in 1870 and still less for its outcome.· Sadly, most people find themselves totally unprepared financially and the consequences of that can be disastrous.· I was totally unprepared for Delhi, yet old enough to understand what I saw.· She may have been totally unprepared but she still managed to win her first round match quite comfortably. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► unprepared to do something The ferry was unprepared to handle a disaster. And exposed unprepared to view a patient whose appearance caused me to warn a hardened policeman! It is unprepared to offer them the skilled attention that they need. Many grandparents are financially unprepared to care for their grandchildren. They were thus unprepared to deal with social and cultural problems of Tanganyikan hospitals in other than a technical fashion. This also left certain Negro Volunteers unprepared to make the necessary adjustment, and led to the same kind of painful surprise. When the four women finally did enroll last September, school officials were unwilling or unprepared to meet the challenge. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpreparationpreparationspreparednessadjectiveprepared ≠ unpreparedpreparatoryverbprepare 1not ready to deal with somethingunprepared for I was totally unprepared for the challenge which faced me.2unprepared to do something formal not willing to do something: They were unprepared to accept the conditions of the contract.
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