Preparing
“Preparing” 是动词 prepare 的现在分词或动名词,指为某事做安排、收集材料或心理建设。常见结构:prepare for、prepare to do、be preparing dinner。
- “She is preparing for the final exam.” (她正在为期末考试做准备。)
- “They spent the morning preparing the conference room.” (他们花了一上午布置会议室。)
- “Preparing healthy meals takes time, but it pays off.” (做健康餐费时,但值得。)
来自拉丁语 praeparare(提前安排好),prae-(在前)+ parare(使就绪)。
“preparing” = “prepare” + “-ing”,表示进行中的动作。
职场邮件里 We are preparing the report 是标准进度表述;厨房与育儿语境中也极高频。
- 固定搭配: “preparing for the worst” (做最坏打算), “meal-preparing” (备餐), “preparing to launch” (准备发布/上市)。
pre-(提前)+ par(配对、就绪)→ 提前把事情弄到“就绪状态”。
“While he was preparing slides, his colleague was preparing coffee for the late-night rehearsal.” (他准备幻灯片时,同事在为深夜彩排煮咖啡。)