Phrase
gear up
做好准备；准备
To prepare for an activity.
- 1.
To prepare for an activity.
为某项活动做准备。
- 2.
To put on special clothing or equipment.
穿上特制服装或装备。
穿上专用服装或装备；佩戴装备；为某项活动做准备。；穿上特制服装或装备。；使换快档；促进
In use
We need to gear up for the upcoming marathon.
The company is gearing up production to meet the holiday demand.
He geared up the car as he entered the freeway.
gear up for sth
用于表示为了某个事件或活动做准备。
The team is gearing up for the championship game.
团队正在为冠军赛做准备。
gear up to do sth
强调准备做某具体行动。
She geared up to run the marathon.
她准备好参加马拉松长跑。
gear up (vi)
不及物用法，表示积极准备的状态。
The company is gearing up for the new product launch.
公司正在为新产品发布做准备。
Verb forms
base gear up · third person gears up · -ing gearing up · past geared up · past participle geared up
gear up 为动词短语，此处按词典义项“使换快档、促进、增加”使用，规则变化。
Common mistakes
We need to gear up to the competition.We need to gear up for the competition.
短语动词 'gear up' 后接名词表示准备的对象时，必须使用介词 'for'，而不是 'to'。'gear up to' 只能后接动词原形，如 'gear up to start'。
We had a quick gear up before the race.We geared up quickly before the race.
'gear up' 是动词短语，不能用作名词。表示“做准备”的动作时，应使用其动词形式，如 'gear up'。
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Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.