gear up

英 [ɡɪə(r) ʌp]

美 [ɡɪr ʌp]

为…做准备; 为做…做好了准备

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备
  If someoneis gearing up fora particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If theyare geared up todo a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
  1. ...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election...
     政府正准备进行选举的另一个迹象
  2. The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
     工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。

英英释义

verb

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  1. Get the children ready for school!
  2. prepare for war
  3. I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
  Synonym:fixprepareset upreadyset

双语例句

• You'll have to use more of your emergency heals in the heroics and raids, and you'll also be expected to gear up a little more for the heroics and raids.
  在英雄副本和团队副本中你就不得不多多使用那些用来对付紧急情况的治疗法术了。而且为了打那些副本，你的装备也需要再提升一下。
• We need to pick up the speed a little bit. We're losing him. Come on. We'd better gear up, or we'll be late.
  我们得开快一点。我们快跟不上他了。快！开快点儿，不然要迟到了。
• This ability to borrow money, or gear up, is seen as an advantage that investment trusts have over similar savings vehicles, such as unit trusts, as it can allow them to take greater advantage of investment opportunities.
  这种借钱的能力，又称杠杆融资，被看成是投资信托相对于类似的储蓄工具拥有的一种优势，因为它可以更好地使前者利用投资机会，如单位信托基金。
• Reluctantly I gear up in a hooded rainproof coat and heavy black boots.
  我勉勉强强地穿上带兜帽的防雨外套和沉重的黑雨靴，全副武装。
• If railway executives fail to gear up, private-equity firms may well do it for them.
  如果铁路行政部门没能够准备就绪，那些私有普通股份公司会帮助他们的。
• The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
  工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。
• He had to get off the water and into some faster transport as soon as possible. When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
  他必须尽快脱离水路，改换速度更快的交通工具。你把车速加快到一定程度就可以换快档。
• We have to watch closely what happens next and gear up all the time to implement any of these solutions, since none of them is behind the sideline yet.
  因为每个方案目前都还没有出局，所以我们得密切观察项目的下一步进展，时刻做好准备以便随时实施任何一个方案。
• No everyone is looking to gear up as some have taken in interest in a piece of survival equipment every car comes equipped with the headrest.
  当然，也并非每个人都在武装自己，有些人对每辆车上都会有的一项逃生工具产生了兴趣&头枕。
• We'd better gear up if we don't want to miss the flight.
  如果我们不想错过航班，我们最好准备好。