preparations

英 [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃənz]

美 [ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃənz]

n.  准备; 预备; 准备工作; (医药、化妆品等)配制品，制剂
preparation的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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

双语例句

• Don't call a meeting in a hurry if the preparations are not completed.
  如果没有准备好，就不要急于开会。
• You should make preparations in good time for your own wedding. We don't want to find, when the time comes, that we've forgotten this, that and the other.
  把你娶媳妇应办的事早些料理料理，免得到时丢三落四的。
• We had an informal talk with him in connection with the preparations for this meeting.
  我们就这次会议的准备工作与他进行了非正式会谈。
• 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。
• I decided on a good strategy to bring out my own strengths. I made a full preparations.
  定下了一个好策略，以显示出我的实力，这样我做了充分的准备。
• Construction will begin as soon as preparations are completed.
  一做好准备，就破土动工。
• Your wedding day is coming soon, so you must speed up your preparations.
  喜期已近，得加紧准备。
• Preparations for the meeting are in progress.
  会议的准备工作正在进行。
• I had made preparations beforehand.
  我预先作了准备。
• Commissioning and start-up of operations including operational implementation, leadership and staff development, and other key preparations.
  调试和启动运营，包括业务执行，领导和员工的发展，和其他关键的准备工作。