/prɪˈpeə(r) ||; prɪˈpɛr/verb [I,T] prepare (sb/sth) (for sb/sth) to get ready or to make sb/sth ready 准备；预备；使做好准备；把…预备好: Bo helped me prepare for the exam. 博帮我准备考试。 The course prepares foreign students for studying at university. 这门课程帮助外国学生准备好进大学读书。 [T] to prepare a meal 做饭 be prepared for sth to be ready for sth difficult or unpleasant 对困难或不愉快的事情做好准备 be prepared to do sth to be ready and happy to do sth 准备、乐意做某事: I am not prepared to stay here and be insulted. 我不愿意待在这里受侮辱。