readiness

英 [ˈredinəs]

美 [ˈredinəs]

n.  准备就绪; 愿意; 乐意

复数：readinesses　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7672 / COCA.7489

牛津词典

noun

• 准备就绪
  the state of being ready or prepared for sth
  1. Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
     自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。
• 愿意；乐意
  the state of being willing to do sth
  1. Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
     半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 愿意；乐意
  If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about theirreadiness todo it.
  1. ...their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy.
     他们乐意和新任美国特使合作
• N-UNCOUNT 准备就绪;以备
  If you do somethingin readiness fora future event, you do it so that you are prepared for that event.
  1. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
     首都加强了警备，准备迎接总统的到来。

双语例句

• You can be sure of their readiness to help.
  你可以肯定他们愿意帮忙。
• Once you select a managed system, you can click on Check system readiness.
  选择一个管理的系统之后，可以单击Checksystemreadiness。
• The newsletter was printed towards the end of June in readiness for mailing
  快到6月底的时候，时事通讯印刷完毕准备投寄。
• It is not a question of ability but one of readiness.
  非不能也，是不为也。
• Can this be called readiness to accept criticism?
  这能叫虚心接受批评么？
• Check readiness for running and switch state for device electrical system.
  检查运行准备情况和装置电气系统的开关状态。
• He had intimated to the French and Russians his readiness to come to a settlement.
  他已经向法国人和俄国人暗示他愿意达成协议。
• Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency.
  为战争或者其他紧急事件聚集和进行准备的行动。
• Marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects.
  以想象力、主动性和愿意实行新计划为特点。
• Britain was signalling its readiness to have the embargo lifted
  英国表示愿意取消贸易禁令。