Prepare

(verb.) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; 'prepare a report'; 'prepare a speech'.

(verb.) lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; 'prepare the discord in bar 139'.

(verb.) educate for a future role or function; 'He is grooming his son to become his successor'; 'The prince was prepared to become King one day'; 'They trained him to be a warrior'.

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• Prepare the Castle-hall for the trial of the sorceress. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• But I am going to prepare the laudanum for Mr. Blake; and I must request you to be present, and to see what I do. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• It probably did much to disorganize social life and prepare the way for the troubles that followed the accession of Commodus. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The advantage of much sleep to prepare them for their journey was impossible. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• I urged my companions to prepare for the wreck of our little skiff, and to bind themselves to some oar or spar which might suffice to float them. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The boat now began, with heavy groans, like some vast, tired monster, to prepare to push up among the multiplied steamers at the levee. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The necessary steps back and forth from the breakfast room to the kitchen to prepare hot, crunchy toast made this portion of breakfast-getting a not agreeable feature. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Then Prussia declared war in support of Austria, and the allied forces, under the Duke of Brunswick, prepared to invade France. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Surely he is prepared. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• If I have gone a little beyond what you were prepared for, I can go back, I suppose? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Must have been prepared for it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Robert is prepared. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• We go forward prepared to repair it after we have stormed the pass. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Sergeant is sorry to say that he is not prepared with the money. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• You are preparing the attack? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• They appear even now preparing to advance--God of Zion, protect us! 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Well, then, I must return with you, said poor Meyler, throwing off his unfortunate regimentals, and preparing to accompany me home. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• This was Susan herself, occupied in preparing a posset for her little boy, who, often ailing, was now seriously unwell. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I would almost as soon believe that the cat curls the end of its tail when preparing to spring, in order to warn the doomed mouse. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Me loves Parpar, said the artful one, preparing to climb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Among table appliances are toasters, coffee percolators, electric teapots, chafing dishes and numerous other articles that add to the convenience of preparing food. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Mr. George, entirely assenting, puts on his hat and prepares to march with Mr. Bagnet to the enemy's camp. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The hardiness of their ordinary life prepares them for the fatigues of war, to some of which their necessary occupations bear a great analogy. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• These he utters with an appearance of perfect indifference as he looks over the papers on his table and prepares to write a letter. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He prepares a polished metal plate, generally zinc, with an extremely thin coating of film or fatty milk, which dries upon and adheres to the plate. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• When the bees gather pollen and make wax and build cells, each step prepares the way for the next. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• This done, Mr. George takes a hearty farewell of the family party and prepares to saddle and mount. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The act of firing thus prepares the pistol for the next shot automatically. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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