ready
['red.i] adjective
PREPARED 准备好的
ESSENTIAL
■prepared and suitable for fast activity 准备好的，有准备的；现成的；方便使用的•[+ to infinitive] Are you ready to leave?你准备好离开了吗？ •Are you ready to order, Madam?现在可以点菜了吗，女士？ •Okay, Evie, ready when you are (= I am ready to do what we have arranged).好了，埃薇，我都准备好了，就等你了。 •Dinner's ready!可以吃晚饭了！ •Are you ready? Hurry up - we're late.准备好了吗？快点——我们都晚了。 •We're leaving at eight o'clock, so you've got half an hour to get ready.我们八点钟出发，所以你还有半个小时准备。 •The army are said to be ready for action.据说军队已经做好准备随时采取行动。 •The concert hall was made/got ready (= prepared) for the performance.音乐厅已为这场演出准备妥当。 ready and waiting
■waiting and prepared to act 准备好并等待着；准备好随时行动•Secret information allowed the police to be ready and waiting when the robbers came out of the bank.由于得到秘密线报，警方布下埋伏，等着劫匪从银行出来自投罗网。 ready-to-wear
■(of clothes) produced in standard sizes and not made to fit a particular person （衣服）现成的，标准尺寸的
['red.i] adjective
QUICK 快的
[before noun] mainly approving
■quick with answers, jokes, solutions, etc 快的；机敏的；灵敏的•He had a ready reply to every question.他对所有的问题都对答如流。 •He was charming, with a ready wit (= the ability to quickly say clever and funny things).他很有魅力，而且机智风趣。
['red.i] adjective
be ready to do sth informal
■to be going to do something immediately 马上要；即将要；随时•I should think you're about ready to collapse after all that walking.走了那么远的路，我应该想到你要累垮了。 ■to be willing to do something 愿意做，乐意做，情愿做•These men are ready to die for their country.这些士兵甘愿为国牺牲。
['red.i] adjective
be ready to roll mainly US
■to be going to start soon 就绪；即将发生•The new TV series from the West Wing team is ready to roll.“白宫风云”小组制作的新电视连续剧即将播放。 ■to be going to leave soon 即将离开•Give me a call when you're ready to roll and I'll meet you outside.当你准备好要走的时候打电话给我，我会在外面和你会合。
['red.i] adjective
ready to hand UK
■close to you and therefore available for use when necessary 随手可取；随时可用；在手头准备好•The sheriff slept with his gun ready to hand under his pillow.治安官睡觉时把枪放在枕头底下，伸手就能拿出来。
['red.i] adjective
Ready , steady , go ! UK saying
■said at the start of a race, especially one for children 各就各位，预备，跑！（尤指用于小孩子们赛跑时）
['red.i] noun
at the ready
■prepared to be used or to act immediately 准备好；可随时使用；可随时采取行动•He stood by the phone, pencil at the ready.他准备好了铅笔，站在电话旁。 |