preparation

英 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ˌprepəˈreɪʃn]

n. 准备; 预备; 准备工作; (医药、化妆品等)配制品，制剂

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2091 / COCA.2513

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 准备；预备；筹备
Preparationis the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.
1. Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish...
  打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
2. Few things distracted the Pastor from the preparation of his weekly sermons...
  几乎没有什么事情能使牧师在准备每周的布道时分神。
3. Behind any successful event lay months of preparation.
  任何成功的活动都需要好几个月的准备。
N-PLURAL 准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作
Preparationsare all the arrangements that are made for a future event.
1. The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens...
  美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
2. Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
  纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。
N-COUNT （食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品
Apreparationis a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.
1. ...anti-ageing creams and sensitive-skin preparations.
  抗衰老面霜和敏感性皮肤适用的护肤制剂

noun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
1. cooking can be a great art
2. people are needed who have experience in cookery
3. he left the preparation of meals to his wife
Synonym:cookingcookery
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Synonym:homeworkprep
activity leading to skilled behavior
Synonym:traininggrooming
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
1. preparations for the ceremony had begun
Synonym:readying
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
1. his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
Synonym:planningprovision
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
1. the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
1. putting them in readiness
2. their preparation was more than adequate
Synonym:readinesspreparedness
a substance prepared according to a formula
1. the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
Synonym:formulation

In the days before domestic gadgetry and time-saving appliances, food preparation took up most of the day.
还没有家用小器具和省时的家用电器的时候，准备食物得花大半天时间。
This is more of a mental preparation.
这一点更需要有心理准备。
They are collecting information in preparation for the day when the two sides sit down and talk
他们正在收集情报，为双方坐下来谈判的那一天做准备。
Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish
打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
It provides major benefits in the preparation, analysis and communication of business information.
它为商业信息的准备、分析和交换提供了巨大的优势。
Recent advances in preparation of ethylene glycol via ethylene oxide catalytic reaction are reviewed in this paper.
对环氧乙烷催化法合成乙二醇研究的最新进展作了综述。
Film preparation conditions, film surface morphology and structure of the two kinds of materials are summarized.
总结了这两类材料的成膜条件、薄膜表面形态和结构以及它们的敏感特性。
The members of the club can rotate and one person can do all the preparation for the evening
俱乐部的成员可以轮流工作，而且一个人就能做好晚上的所有准备工作。
The book was announced in preparation.
据预告，该书正在编写中。
He assisted me in the preparation of this book.
他协助我撰写此书。