释义 |
ready-madeˌready-ˈmade adjective [only before noun]  - Any kind of ranching, logging or building provides a ready-made inroad for the farmers to penetrate the most inaccessible parts.
- As I sat there, the china spewed forth from the open door and cascaded down the ready-made ramp into my lap.
- As they no longer seemed to exist as ready-made garments, my wife bought the material.
- But when her family comes, bringing with it ready-made conviviality, she balks.
- Daniel Spoerri, meanwhile, remains at Galerie Beaubourg throughout the month with his ready-made picture-tables.
- Four big shipyards nearby and others further afield provided a ready-made market for its paints.
- Good directors are neither numerous nor ready-made.
- There are many ready-made collections of anecdotes available in book form.
► BUSINESSabsolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective 1ready-made food or goods are already prepared or made, and ready for you to use immediately: a ready-made spaghetti sauce2ready-made ideas or reasons are provided for you, so that you do not have to think of them yourself: The rain gave us a ready-made excuse to stay at home. |