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

• So the local authorities are focusing on stretching the vegetable production all over a year, which would provide a stable supply of waste that can gear up the processing industry.
  所以当地政府正致力于将蔬菜生产扩展至全年，这样就可以提供稳定的蔬菜废弃物供应，促进加工产业的发展。
• To tackle the problem of insufficient consumer demand, China will further its efforts in preparing for/ further gear up investment in fixed assets.
  为了解决消费需求不足的问题，我国将进一步作好对固定资产投资的准备。
• It heard that military activity in the area is increasing, as eight rival countries including Russia, the US, Canada and Norway gear up to assert their claims over the fossil fuels that lie beneath the melting Arctic ice.
  与会者了解到，北极军事活动在不断升温，原因是8个相互竞争的国家，其中包括俄罗斯、美国、加拿大和挪威，纷纷坚称对在北极融冰下的化石燃料拥有所有权。
• 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。
• Some brokers had a policy of covering client losses beyond their deposit in the short term, thus allowing customers to gear up their accounts.
  一些经纪商采用的方法是在短期内弥补客户在其存款之外的亏损，从而让客户加速其账户的交易。
• Come on. we'd better gear up, or we'll be late.
  快！开快点儿，不然要迟到了。
• I had gone through the deep down struggle against the "five more minutes" request from my heart a plenty of time and the will power I needed to gear up against such a fine temptation of again!
  无数次，在内心深处我与“再睡五分钟”的要求做深深的斗争，也准备着与这样一种再躺下睡一觉这种美美的诱惑作斗争的意志力！
• When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
  车开得足够快时，你就能换挡加速。
• 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。
• We need to pick up the speed a little bit. We're losing him. Come on. We'd better gear up, or we'll be late.
  我们得开快一点。我们快跟不上他了。快！开快点儿，不然要迟到了。