Ready



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 机敏的
• ［类］ volatile : temper / ready : wit ( 易变的脾气 / 机敏的智慧)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective (readier; -est)

• Etymology: Middle English redy; akin to Old English ger?de ready, Gothic garaiths arranged
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action
  • b. prepared for immediate use <dinner is ready>
• 2.
  • a. willingly disposed ; inclined <ready to agree to his proposal>
  • b. likely to do something indicated <a house that looks ready to collapse>
• 3. displayed readily and spontaneously <a ready wit>
• 4. immediately available <had ready cash>
• Synonyms: see quick
• ? readiness noun

II. transitive verb (readied; readying)

• Date: 14th century
• to make ready

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