首页preparationpreparation英英释意
preparation
英 [,prepə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,prɛpə'reʃən]
- n. 预备；准备
英英释意
- 1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose;
- "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
- 2. a substance prepared according to a formula
- 3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;
- "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
- 4. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action);
- "putting them in readiness"
- "their preparation was more than adequate"
- 5. (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 disonance"
- 6. activity leading to skilled behavior
- 7. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- 8. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat;
- "cooking can be a great art"
- "people are needed who have experience in cookery"
- "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"