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1 prepared [名词前不用] if you are ready, you are prepared for what you are going to do :

Come on. Aren’t you ready yet?

When the doorbell rang he was ready and waiting .

ready to do something

Everything’s packed, and we’re ready to leave.

ready for

I don’t feel that I’m ready for my driving test yet.

I felt strong, fit, and ready for anything .

ready with

At the end of the lecture, I was ready with questions.

Why does it take you so long to get ready to go out?

make ready (= prepare to start doing something )

We made ready for our journey home.

when you’re ready (= said to tell someone that you are ready for them to start doing something )

ready when you are (= said to tell someone that you are ready to do what you have arranged to do together ) → prepare

2 for immediate use [名词前不用] if something is ready, someone has prepared it and you can use it immediately :

When will supper be ready?

ready to use/eat etc

The computer is now set up and ready to use.

ready for

Is everything ready for the exhibition?

I’ve got to get a room ready for our guests.

3 have something ready to have something near you so that you can use it if you need to :

I had my calculator ready.

4 be/feel ready for something spoken to need or want something as soon as possible :

I’m really ready for a vacation.

5 be ready to do something informal to be likely to do something soon :

She looked ready to burst into tears.

6 willing [名词前不用] very willing to do something

ready to do something

He was always ready to help us.

She was ready and willing to work hard.

7 quick [仅用于名词前] available or coming without delay :

They need to have ready access to police files.

a ready supply of drink

I had no ready answer to his question.

an intelligent man with a ready wit

8 ready money/cash money that you can spend immediately :

The company is short of ready cash.

9 ready, steady, go! British English , get ready, get set, go! American English spoken used to tell people to start a race

→ readily , readiness , → rough and ready at rough 1 ( 15 )

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.