gear up

动词 gear up:

1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   同义词：fix, prepare, set up, ready, set

1. The company's gearing up for the big export drive.
   公司正为大规模出口作好准备。
2. I was all geared up (ie excitedly ready) to go on holiday, and now it's been cancelled.
   我兴致勃勃地做好去度假的准备，可是现在吹了。