【ready音标】 英[ˈredi] 美[ˈredi]
【单词释义】 ready是什么意思：
adj.准备好的，现成的；即时的，敏捷的；情愿的；即将的
vt.做好…的准备
adv.预先；已完成地
n.现款；预备好的状态
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] readies [第三人称单数] readies
[单词现在分词] readying
[单词过去式] readied
[单词过去分词] readied
[比较级] readier [最高级] readiest
【关联词/派生词】
read v. 阅读，朗读；读到；读懂 n.[U]阅读；读物；读书
reader n.读者，朗读者
reading n.阅读；读物
readily adv.便利地；乐意地；欣然地；快捷地；轻而易举地
【ready形近词/近似词】
steady adj.稳定的；持续的；平稳的；稳固的 vt.使稳定，使坚定 n.关系固定的情侣
already adv.已经
【单词例句】
◇ They gathered wood for cooking, herbs for the stew, and put the pot onto the fire so a meal was always ready when the eleven came home.
小姑娘出去捡柴火，採来花草当蔬菜，把锅子放在火塘上，总是在十一个哥哥回来之前把饭菜做好。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ If you are interviewing candidates, try screening for applicants whose response most closely matches number four. And if you are interviewing for a job do your homework and try answering the "So why do you want to work here?" question as close as you can to number four and be ready when the interviewer says, "How much salary do you need and when can you start?"
如果你正在面试求职者，试着挑选出回答最接近第四种的人。如果你正在面试找工作，先做好功课，尽可能按照第四种答案去回答，然后做好准备，回答面试者“想要多少薪水？何时能入职？”的问题。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ The Emperor now sent another officer of his court to see how the men were getting on, and to ascertain whether the cloth would soon be ready.
过了不久，皇帝派了另一位诚实的官员去看看，布是不是很快就可以织好。
◇ Truth: Not ready to conquer a marathon? No problem. You can get many of the benefits of long-distance running without ever passing the five-mile mark.
事实：跑不了全马？没关系的。就算你跑不到8公里，长跑也是好处多多。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ That's because when you wake up, your endocrine system begins to release alertness hormones to get you ready for the day. By going back to sleep, you're slowing down this process. Plus, nine minutes doesn't give your body time to get the restorative, deep sleep it needs.
这是因为睡醒后，人体内分泌系统开始分泌清醒激素，唤醒身体。睡回笼觉会减慢这一过程。另外，9分钟的时间根本不够进入让人精神焕发的深度睡眠。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ If you resist the urge to squeeze, pimples will usually resolve over a week or so without scarring. The "white" contents will also settle down or spontaneously pop when ready.
如果你忍住不挤痘痘，痘痘通常会在一周左右的时间内消退，而且不会留下疤痕。“白色的”内容物在成熟的时候会沉淀下来或自动爆出。
---- Should we be popping pimples?
◇ I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us.
我希望有这样一个老婆，在我的客人们到来之前，为了不让孩子们打搅我们，她已经妥为安排，让孩子们吃过饭准备睡觉了。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ One day the peasant had been working in his field, and just as it was getting dark he was getting ready to go home when in the middle of his field he saw a pile of burning coals.
一天，农夫在田间劳动了一整天，天黑时正准备回家，忽然发现自己的田里有堆煤在燃烧。
---- The Peasant and the Devil
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Apollo was me sun-god.He wore a purple robe,He usually sat in his bright eastern palace early in the morning and made ready to start his daily journey across the sky.
阿波罗是太阳神。清晨他身着紫色袍，坐在那明亮的东方宫殿，准备开始每日穿越天空的旅行。
---- Apollo