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 don't want to miss the flight.
  如果我们不想错过航班，我们最好准备好。
• 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。
• To tackle the problem of insufficient consumer demand, China will further its efforts in preparing for/ further gear up investment in fixed assets.
  为了解决消费需求不足的问题，我国将进一步作好对固定资产投资的准备。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With plenty of cheap money available, especially for stable utility businesses with predictable returns, investors have been urging companies to gear up to enhance their earnings.
  由于有大量廉价资金可用，特别是对于回报可预期的稳定的公用事业业务，投资者一直敦促企业加大举债力度，以提高盈利。
• 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。