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

• We'd better gear up if we are to arrive at the airport before six.
  如果要在六钟以前到达机场，我们得加快车速。
• When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
  车开得足够快时，你就能换挡加速。
• 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。
• So the local authorities are focusing on stretching the vegetable production all over a year, which would provide a stable supply of waste that can gear up the processing industry.
  所以当地政府正致力于将蔬菜生产扩展至全年，这样就可以提供稳定的蔬菜废弃物供应，促进加工产业的发展。
• Some brokers had a policy of covering client losses beyond their deposit in the short term, thus allowing customers to gear up their accounts.
  一些经纪商采用的方法是在短期内弥补客户在其存款之外的亏损，从而让客户加速其账户的交易。
• 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。
• It heard that military activity in the area is increasing, as eight rival countries including Russia, the US, Canada and Norway gear up to assert their claims over the fossil fuels that lie beneath the melting Arctic ice.
  与会者了解到，北极军事活动在不断升温，原因是8个相互竞争的国家，其中包括俄罗斯、美国、加拿大和挪威，纷纷坚称对在北极融冰下的化石燃料拥有所有权。
• Before an execution, I needed some time on my own to gear up for it.
  在行刑前，我需要一个人待一会儿，以做好准备。
• You need enough space to work methodically in order to gear up correctly.
  你需要足够的区域来按系统进行装备的穿戴。
• 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。