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ready
/ˈredi/
noun
准备行动
核心释义
poised for action
- 1.
准备行动
poised for action
预备好的状态；现款
用法In use
The rescue team stood at the ready, waiting for the order to move.
用法提示：ready 作名词，与 at 搭配构成 at the ready，表示准备行动的状态。
She kept her umbrella at the ready in case it started to rain.
用法提示：此处 ready 为名词，at the ready 意为处于随时可用的状态。
The soldiers held their weapons at the ready throughout the night.
用法提示：ready 作名词，at the ready 表示准备作战或行动的姿态。
their guns were at the ready
be at the ready
固定短语，表示准备好立即行动。
The soldiers were at the ready for any attack.
士兵们随时准备应对任何攻击。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at the ready
- 做好准备，随时可行动
- He always has his phone at the ready.他总是把手机放在手边，随时可用。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- at the ready
- 准备就绪；随时可用The journalist stood with her camera at the ready.那位记者拿着相机，随时准备拍摄。
- ready and willing
- 愿意并准备好She's ready and willing to lend a hand.她愿意而且准备好帮忙。
- ready, set, go
- 各就各位，预备，跑！The coach shouted, ‘Ready, set, go!’教练喊道：“各就各位，预备，跑！”
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
名词ready指'准备行动'的状态，联想士兵说'Ready, aim, fire!'中的ready即准备开枪。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reporting 作为名词时通常出现在固定搭配 at the ready 中，表示“准备好、随时可用”；整体语域比较中性，日常会话和新闻报道里都比较常见，不算正式用语，也不粗鲁。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 ready 押韵的有 steady、heady、already、eddy；其中 steady、heady、already 拼写中也含 eady。注意 beady 拼写相似，也含 eady，但读作 /ˈbiːdi/，与 /ˈrɛdi/ 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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