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。
• 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。
• The need for cash during the forthcoming Chinese New Year holidays could have been one explanation, but some economists see that as a sign of potential future inflation as households gear up to spend more.
  即将来临的中国春节假期期间的现金需求本来可能是原因之一，但一些经济学家将此看作未来潜在通胀的一个迹象，因为家庭加速加大支出。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。