1. be in preparation : 在准备中；

1. He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat.
    他磨快了刀准备切肉。

2. We made preparations for the trip.
    我们为旅行作准备。

3. The preparation for his cough included camphor.
    为医治他的咳嗽而调制的药中包括樟脑。

4. preparation的意思

4. He has never done enough preparations for his examinations.
    他对考试从来不作好充分准备的。

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1. 准备；预备；筹备
    Preparation is the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.

    e.g. Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish...
           打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。
    e.g. Few things distracted the Pastor from the preparation of his weekly sermons...
           几乎没有什么事情能使牧师在准备每周的布道时分神。

2. 准备工作；预备工作；筹备工作
    Preparations are all the arrangements that are made for a future event.

    e.g. The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens...
           美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
    e.g. Final preparations are under way for celebrations to mark German unification.
           纪念德国统一的庆典活动正在做最后的准备工作。

3. （食物、医药、化妆品的）制剂，配制品
    A preparation is a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.

    e.g. ...anti-ageing creams and sensitive-skin preparations.
           抗衰老面霜和敏感性皮肤适用的护肤制剂

1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

    e.g. cooking can be a great art
           people are needed who have experience in cookery
           he left the preparation of meals to his wife

    Synonym: cookingcookery

2. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

    Synonym: homeworkprep

3. activity leading to skilled behavior

    Synonym: traininggrooming

4. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

    e.g. preparations for the ceremony had begun

    Synonym: readying

5. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

    e.g. his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties

    Synonym: planningprovision

6. (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord

    e.g. the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance

7. the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

    e.g. putting them in readiness
           their preparation was more than adequate

    Synonym: readinesspreparedness

8. a substance prepared according to a formula

    e.g. the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

    Synonym: formulation