readiness

英 [ˈredinəs]

美 [ˈredinəs]

n.  准备就绪; 愿意; 乐意

复数：readinesses　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7672 / COCA.7489

牛津词典

noun

• 准备就绪
  the state of being ready or prepared for sth
  1. Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
     自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。
• 愿意；乐意
  the state of being willing to do sth
  1. Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
     半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 愿意；乐意
  If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about theirreadiness todo it.
  1. ...their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy.
     他们乐意和新任美国特使合作
• N-UNCOUNT 准备就绪;以备
  If you do somethingin readiness fora future event, you do it so that you are prepared for that event.
  1. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
     首都加强了警备，准备迎接总统的到来。

双语例句

• Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency.
  为战争或者其他紧急事件聚集和进行准备的行动。
• Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
  首都加强了警备，准备迎接总统的到来。
• He assured me of his readiness to help.
  他向我保证他随时愿意帮助我。
• Can this be called readiness to accept criticism?
  这能叫虚心接受批评么？
• You can be sure of their readiness to help.
  你可以肯定他们愿意帮忙。
• There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does
  对反对党的任何举动都想加以嘲笑的心理过于急切了。
• It can only teach those in whom there is a degree of readiness.
  它只能教导那些在一定程度上准备好了的人。
• America's rapid industrial progress has been due to its readiness to adopt new idea and to interchange information.
  美国工业的快速发展是由于其愿意采纳新思想和互换信息。
• They have never evinced any readiness or ability to negotiate.
  他们从没有表示任何协商的意愿或能力。
• Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
  自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。