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出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1030页(782字)
【释义】:
(readier,readiest)a.①有准备的,做好准备的:be ready for school准备上学.get ready for a journey准备旅行.be ready to start准备出发.Dinner is ready.饭准备好了.②自愿的,心甘情愿的:be always ready to help others总是乐于帮助别人.A Communist is ready to dedicate his life to the struggle for communism.共产党员决心为共产主义奋斗终身.③敏捷的,迅速的,立即的:be ready at accounts擅长算帐.be ready in one’s answer回答问题迅速.Don’t be so ready to find fault.不要这么急于挑剔.④在可及的范围内的,易于取得的:ready money现款.an instrument ready to hand手边的器具.keep a dictionary ready 把一本词典放在身边.⑤轻便的,简便的,欣然的:the readiest way to do it做这事的捷径.
-ad.①(与过去分词连用)预先,准备好地:be ready packed(=be packed ready)预先包装好了.buy food ready cooked买做好的食物.②(用比较级或最高级)迅速地:the child that answers readiest回答最快的孩子.
-n.【军】(步枪的)预备开枪:come to the ready 准备开枪.