| 单词 | preparation |
| 释义 | preparation (once / 132 pages) 1n 2n 3n Preparation is the act of preparing — getting ready, planning, training, or studying with a goal in mind. If you know pre means before, then you have a clue to the meaning of preparation. Dressing up before a date, learning your lines for a play, and attending medical school are all forms of preparation. Boot camp is preparation for soldiers. Rehearsal is preparation for actors. In cooking a huge meal, you have to do a lot of preparation before actually beginning to cook. If you fail a test, you clearly need to do more preparation next time. WORD FAMILYpreparation: preparations+/preparative: preparatively/preparatory: preparatorily/prepare: preparation, preparative, preparatory, prepared, prepares, preparing/prepared: preparedly, preparedness, unprepared/unprepared: unpreparedly USAGE EXAMPLESIn preparation for the session next month, Pinto reached across the aisle to Rep. Ron Kresha, who will serve as co-host. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Stage Three is the “Preparation Stage” and this is a good place to be at the beginning of the new year. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) In Tokyo, this preparation is typically served over rice with a light dusting of the powdered Japanese pepper called sansho. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose preparations for the ceremony had begun Syn|Hypo|Hyper readying fire control preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target deploymentthe distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work groundworkpreliminary preparation as a basis or foundation makereadyfinal preparation and adjustments primingthe act of making something ready planningan act of formulating a program for a definite course of action turnaround, turnroundact or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip prolusion, tune-up, warm-upexercising in preparation for strenuous activity birth control, birth prevention, family planninglimiting the number of children born redeployment, redispositionthe withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively programing, programming, schedulingsetting an order and time for planned events activity any specific behavior 2n the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening Syn|Hypo|Hyper planning, provision agreement, arrangement the thing arranged or agreed to applecartthe planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberationplanning something carefully and intentionally forethought, premeditationplanning or plotting in advance of acting collusionsecret agreement prearrangementsomething arranged in advance premeditation(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process the process of using your mind to consider something carefully 3n the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) their preparation was more than adequate Syn|Hypo|Hyper preparedness, readiness ready poised for action alert, qui vivecondition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action air alertthe condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation red alertthe highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) strip alerta state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 4n activity leading to skilled behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper grooming, training athletic training the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete disciplinetraining to improve strength or self-control drill(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitationsystematic training by multiple repetitions military trainingtraining soldiers in military procedures retrainingtraining for a new occupation schoolingthe training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) skull practice, skull sessionteaching strategy to an athletic team toilet trainingtraining a young child to use the toilet fartleka method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise fire drillan exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire manual, manual of arms(military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle basic trainingthe initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline military drilltraining in marching and the use of weapons rehearsal(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory dry run, rehearsala practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) brushup, reviewpractice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory scrimmage(American football) practice play between a football team's squads shadowboxingsparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) target practicepractice in shooting at targets activity any specific behavior 5n preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) 2Syn|Hyper homework, prep school assignment, schoolwork a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher 1n a substance prepared according to a formula the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine Syn|Hypo|Hyper formulation cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent a preparation used in cleaning something glycerinated gelatina gelatinous preparation made from gelatin and glycerin and water; used as a base for ointments and suppositories nebulaa medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer polisha preparation used in polishing starcha commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering smelling saltsa pungent preparation of ammonium carbonate and perfume; sniffed as a stimulant to relieve faintness bathroom cleanera preparation for cleaning bathrooms dentifricea substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush detergenta cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension shampoocleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair soapa cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats blacking, shoe polisha substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear Simoniza brand of car polish chemical compound, compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight 2n the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat 3he left the preparation of meals to his wife Syn|Hypo|Hyper cookery, cooking baking cooking by dry heat in an oven browning, toastingcooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill broil, broiling, grillingcooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) frying, sauteingcooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle fusion cookingcooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines braisingcooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture poachingcooking in simmering liquid roastingcooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added) boiling, simmering, stewingcooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil percolationthe act of making coffee in a percolator cuisine, culinary artthe practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared shirringbaking shelled eggs barbecuingroasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire dim sumtraditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions haute cuisine(French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food nouvelle cuisinea school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and cream rechauffewarmed leftovers gastronomya particular style of cookery (as of a region) change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics n (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance Ant|Hyper resolution (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord harmony, musical harmony the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords |
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