喜樂美語

核心畫面

Everything is prepared and in place, so you can start or act this very moment — nothing left to wait for. Picture a runner crouched at the line: set, poised, the next instant is 'go'.

可以想成「一切都已就位、可以馬上開始」的那個狀態：再也不用等什麼，下一秒就能動。畫面有點像起跑線上蹲好的選手——身體…更多收起可以想成「一切都已就位、可以馬上開始」的那個狀態：再也不用等什麼，下一秒就能動。畫面有點像起跑線上蹲好的選手——身體繃緊、就等一聲令下。ready 的所有用法幾乎都從這個「備妥、隨時能上」的畫面長出來。

原始詞典資料10 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。

Readyname

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    An unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States.

readyadj/ˈɹɛd.i/

  • 1

    Prepared for immediate action or use.

    • I made ready to set out on my journey.
    • The troops are ready for battle.
  • 2

    Prepared for immediate action or use.

    • a loaf of ready-sliced bread
    • The cave was like a ready-made home for us.
  • 3

    Inclined; apt to happen.

  • 4

    Liable at any moment.

    • The seed is ready to sprout.
    • My heart is ready to crack.
  • 5

    Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.

    • a ready apprehension
    • ready wit
  • 6

    Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.

    • Through the wilde Deſert, not the readieſt way,
    • A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground, / The readiest weapon that his fury found.

readyverb/ˈɹɛd.i/

  • 1

    To prepare; to make ready for action.

    • Immigration agents in military green surrounded MacArthur Park as the convoy readied for a show of force akin to a Hollywood movie.

readynoun/ˈɹɛd.i/

  • 1

    slangReady money; cash.

    • [H]e vvas not fluſh in Ready, either to go to Lavv or clear old Debts, neither could he find good Bail: […]
    • But it's no secret that W. & S. have been getting short of the ready for more than a year now; it's claimed that the fire began in three or four places at once; and Mr Barrowford was the last to leave the premises.

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。