ready

名词 ready:

1. poised for action

动词 ready:

1. prepare for eating by applying heat
   同义词：cook, fix, make, prepare
2. 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, gear up, set

形容词 ready:

1. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
2. (of especially money) immediately available
3. mentally disposed
4. brought into readiness
5. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
   同义词：quick

1. The troops were ready for anything.
   部队已做好了一切准备。
2. She is always ready to help others.
   她总是乐于助人。
3. The letter is ready for the post.
   信已准备好，可以寄出了。

read.y

adj.（形容词）
read.i.er,read.i.est
Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
准备就绪的：准备好或有利于仪式、行动或进展的：
例句：
I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.
我已准备去工作.汤一会儿就好了.小学生们准备学习阅读

Mentally disposed; willing:
内心愿意的；乐意的：
例句：
He was ready to believe her.
他愿意相信她

Likely or about to do something:
可能或将要做某事：
例句：
She is ready to resign.
她就要辞职了

Prompt in apprehending or reacting:
在理解或反应上迅速的：
例句：
a ready intelligence; a ready response.
灵敏的思维；快速的反应

Available:
现成可使用的：
例句：
ready money.
现款

v.tr.（及物动词）
read.ied,read.y.ing,read.ies
To cause to be ready.
使准备就绪

<习惯用语>at the ready
Available for immediate use:
可立即使用的：立即可以投入使用的：
例句：
soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.
配备有机枪的士兵们；准备好笔记本的学生们

make ready
To make preparations.
做准备
来源：
Middle English redy
中古英语 redy
from Old English rôde * see reidh-
源自 古英语 rôde *参见 reidh-

【引伸】
read.iness
n.（名词）