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To prepare, with energy, for something big that is coming — almost always 'gear up for something': shops gear up for the new year, teams gear up for the season. Often in news headlines. You can also be 'geared up' — fully ready. The picture is machinery: putting the right gears in place before the work starts.
加緊準備、備戰
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gear upverb
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To prepare for an activity.
- The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.
- We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead.
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To put on special clothing or equipment.
- The soldiers geared up and loaded onto the assault craft. They would have a forty-five minute ride to the beach.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。