preparation 音标拼音: [pr
, ɛpɚ'eʃən]
n . 准备,预备,配制,配置品,准备工作
准备,预备,配制,配置品,准备工作
preparation 预备
preparation 准备
preparation n 1 :
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose ; "
preparations for the ceremony had begun " [
synonym : {
preparation }, {
readying }]
2 :
a substance prepared according to a formula ; "
the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine " [
synonym :
{
formulation }, {
preparation }]
3 :
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening ; "
his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties " [
synonym :
{
planning }, {
preparation }, {
provision }]
4 :
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (
especially military action ); "
putting them in readiness "; "
their preparation was more than adequate " [
synonym :
{
readiness }, {
preparedness }, {
preparation }]
5 : (
music )
a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord ; "
the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance " [
ant :
{
resolution }]
6 :
activity leading to skilled behavior [
synonym : {
training },
{
preparation }, {
grooming }]
7 :
preparatory school work done outside school (
especially at home ) [
synonym : {
homework }, {
prep }, {
preparation }]
8 :
the act of preparing something (
as food )
by the application of heat ; "
cooking can be a great art "; "
people are needed who have experience in cookery "; "
he left the preparation of meals to his wife " [
synonym : {
cooking }, {
cookery }, {
preparation }]
Preparation \
Prep `
a *
ra "
tion \,
n . [
F .
pr ['
e ]
paration ,
L .
praeparatio .
See {
Prepare }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose ,
use ,
service ,
or condition ;
previous arrangement or adaptation ;
a making ready ;
as ,
the preparation of land for a crop of wheat ;
the preparation of troops for a campaign .
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2 .
The state of being prepared or made ready ;
preparedness ;
readiness ;
fitness ;
as ,
a nation in good preparation for war .
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3 .
That which makes ready ,
prepares the way ,
or introduces ;
a preparatory act or measure .
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I will show what preparations there were in nature for this dissolution . --
T .
Burnet .
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4 .
That which is prepared ,
made ,
or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose ;
a combination .
Specifically :
(
a )
Any medicinal substance fitted for use .
(
b )
Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen .
(
c )
Something prepared for use in cookery .
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I wish the chemists had been more sparing who magnify their preparations . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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In the preparations of cookery ,
the most volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed .
--
Arbuthnot .
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5 .
An army or fleet . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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6 . (
Mus .)
The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord ,
where it forms a temporary discord ,
until resolved in the chord that follows ;
the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord ,
so that the ear is prepared for the shock .
See {
Suspension }.
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1913 Webster ]
7 .
Accomplishment ;
qualification . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
207 Moby Thesaurus words for "
preparation ":
accouterment ,
adaptation ,
anticipation ,
apprenticeship ,
architecture ,
armament ,
arrangement ,
arrangements ,
assembly ,
balm ,
balsam ,
basic training ,
breaking ,
breeding ,
briefing ,
building ,
casting ,
catering ,
chandlery ,
composing ,
composition ,
compound ,
concoction ,
conditioning ,
construction ,
contemplation ,
conversion ,
crafting ,
craftsmanship ,
cramming ,
creation ,
cultivation ,
development ,
devising ,
discipline ,
discretion ,
drill ,
drilling ,
drops ,
drug ,
education ,
elaboration ,
electuary ,
elixir ,
endowment ,
envisagement ,
envisionment ,
equipment ,
erection ,
ethical drug ,
exercise ,
extraction ,
fabrication ,
farseeingness ,
farsightedness ,
fashioning ,
fetching -
up ,
finding ,
fitness ,
fitting out ,
forecast ,
foreglance ,
foregleam ,
foreglimpse ,
forehandedness ,
foreseeing ,
foresight ,
foresightedness ,
formation ,
forming ,
formulation ,
fostering ,
foundation ,
framing ,
furnishing ,
furnishment ,
generic name ,
grooming ,
groundwork ,
growing ,
handicraft ,
handiwork ,
harmonization ,
harvesting ,
herbs ,
housebreaking ,
improvement ,
in -
service training ,
inhalant ,
instruction ,
instrumentation ,
intonation ,
investment ,
lincture ,
linctus ,
logistics ,
longsightedness ,
looking ahead ,
machining ,
making ,
manual training ,
manufacture ,
manufacturing ,
materia medica ,
material ,
measures ,
medicament ,
medication ,
medicinal ,
medicinal herbs ,
medicine ,
military training ,
milling ,
mining ,
mixture ,
modulation ,
molding ,
nonprescription drug ,
nurture ,
nurturing ,
officinal ,
on -
the -
job training ,
orchestration ,
organization ,
organizing ,
outfitting ,
patent medicine ,
pharmacon ,
phrasing ,
physic ,
planning ,
plans ,
powder ,
practice ,
prediction ,
prefabrication ,
prep ,
preparing ,
prepping ,
prepublication ,
prescription drug ,
preview ,
prevision ,
proceedings ,
processing ,
procurement ,
producing ,
product ,
proprietary ,
proprietary medicine ,
proprietary name ,
prospect ,
prospection ,
providence ,
providing ,
provision ,
provisioning ,
provisions ,
prudence ,
purveyance ,
putting together ,
raising ,
readiness ,
readying ,
rearing ,
refining ,
rehearsal ,
reinforcement ,
replenishment ,
resolution ,
resupply ,
retailing ,
sagacity ,
selling ,
setting ,
shaping ,
simples ,
sloyd ,
smelting ,
solution ,
spadework ,
study ,
studying ,
stuff ,
subsidization ,
subsidy ,
substance ,
subvention ,
supply ,
supplying ,
suspension ,
swotting ,
syrup ,
teaching ,
theraputant ,
tisane ,
tone painting ,
training ,
transcription ,
tuition ,
upbringing ,
vegetable remedies ,
victualing ,
vocational education ,
vocational training ,
work ,
workmanship
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