ready /ˈredi/► SEE ALLat the readymake ready (for sth)ready, steady, go!ready to rollready when you arefit/ready to droprough and ready ●at the ˈreadyprepared for immediate action or use准备停当；随时可用◆Cameras and microphones at the ready, they waited for the new President to appear. 摄像机和麦克风都已就位，就等新总统到场了。●make ˈready (for sth) (formal) prepare (for sth)（为…）作准备◆Everyone is very busy here making ready for the royal visit. 这里的所有人都在忙着为王室的访问作准备。●ready, steady, ˈgo! (BrE) ( (get) ready, (get) set, ˈgo!NAmE, BrE) what you say to tell people to start a race（赛跑口令）各就位，预备，跑！●ˌready to ˈroll (informal) ready to start准备就绪；可以开始◆The show is just about ready to roll. 演出马上就要开始。●ready when ˈyou areused for telling sb that you are ready and are waiting for them to do sth已准备就绪；就等你了◆‘When would you like me to begin?’ ‘Ready when you are.’ “你想要我什么时候开始？”“我已经准备就绪，就看你了。”●fit/ready to ˈdrop (informal) very tired; exhausted很疲惫；筋疲力尽◆I feel fit to drop.我快累趴下了。◆We danced until we were ready to drop.我们跳舞一直跳到筋疲力尽。●ˌrough and ˈready1.simple and prepared quickly but good enough for a particular situation粗陋但实用的；尚能用的◆I can give you a rough-and-ready estimate of the cost of the work now and a more detailed estimate later.我现在可以先给你大概估计一下工费，过些时候再作一个详细点的估算。2. (of a person人) not very polite, educated or fashionable粗鲁；没文化；土气◆His approach was rather rough and ready, but he was very popular with his customers.他的方法是有点大大咧咧，但他很受顾客的欢迎。