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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
  工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。