pre‧pared S2 / prɪpeəd $ -perd / 形容词
1 be prepared to do something to be willing to do something, especially something difficult or something that you do not usually do :
You have to be prepared to take risks in this kind of work.
How much is she prepared to pay?
2 ready to deal with something [名词前不用] ready to do something or deal with a situation
prepared for
I wasn’t prepared for all their questions.
well/fully/inadequately etc prepared
Luckily, we were well prepared for the storm.
ill-prepared (= not ready to deal with a difficult situation )
The country was ill-prepared to fight another war.
There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (= expected something very bad ) .
3 I’m not prepared to do something spoken used when saying strongly that you refuse to do something :
I’m not prepared to sit here and listen to this rubbish!
4 made earlier planned, made, or written at an earlier time, so that it is ready when it is needed :
The President read out a prepared statement .
THESAURUS
ready [名词前不用] having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something : Are you ready? The taxi’s here. | I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet.
prepared [名词前不用] ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations : The police were prepared for trouble. | The team looked well-prepared for the game.
be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it : We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain.
be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations : We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go.
ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat : Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe. | a delicious ripe plum
be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used : The television cameras were in place for the wedding. | All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections.
be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc : Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station. | Several ambulances were standing by.