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

• Staying with one design gives more opportunity for UK companies to gear up to supply because their order books will be longer, he says, adding that the UK nuclear construction industry perished because it had too many designs and could not agree on one.
  他表示：坚持一种设计让准备提供供应的英国公司获得更多机会，因为它们的订单将会更长。他补充称，英国核电站建设行业之所以消亡，就是因为它们的设计太多，无法统一意见。
• In the longrun, Chinese demand and MNCs'profitability in China will gear up the economic growth of east Asian countries and improve overall competitive power of the region.
  从长期来看，巨大的进口需求和跨国公司的投资收益大大推动了东亚各国的经济增长和整体竞争力的提升。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day.
  工厂已经可以日产1,100辆车。
• Many farmers are not increasing output because they are not equipped to gear up production or because market distortions mean they do not benefit from higher food prices.
  许多农民没有增加产出，是因为他们没有提高产量所需的设备，或者是市场扭曲让他们无法从食品价格上涨中获益。
• 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。
• 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。