名詞 ready:

1. poised for action

動(dòng)詞 ready:

1. prepare for eating by applying heat
   同義詞：cook, fix, make, prepare
2. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   同義詞：fix, prepare, set up, gear up, set

形容詞 ready:

1. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
2. (of especially money) immediately available
3. mentally disposed
4. brought into readiness
5. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
   同義詞：quick

1. The troops were ready for anything.
   部隊(duì)已做好了一切準(zhǔn)備。
2. She is always ready to help others.
   她總是樂(lè)于助人。
3. The letter is ready for the post.
   信已準(zhǔn)備好，可以寄出了。

read.y

adj.（形容詞）
read.i.er,read.i.est
Prepared or available for service, action, or progress:
準(zhǔn)備就緒的：準(zhǔn)備好或有利于儀式、行動(dòng)或進(jìn)展的：
例句：
I am ready to work. The soup will be ready in a minute. The pupils are ready to learn to read.
我已準(zhǔn)備去工作.湯一會(huì)兒就好了.小學(xué)生們準(zhǔn)備學(xué)習(xí)閱讀

Mentally disposed; willing:
內(nèi)心愿意的；樂(lè)意的：
例句：
He was ready to believe her.
他愿意相信她

Likely or about to do something:
可能或?qū)⒁瞿呈拢?/br>例句：
She is ready to resign.
她就要辭職了

Prompt in apprehending or reacting:
在理解或反應(yīng)上迅速的：
例句：
a ready intelligence; a ready response.
靈敏的思維；快速的反應(yīng)

Available:
現(xiàn)成可使用的：
例句：
ready money.
現(xiàn)款

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
read.ied,read.y.ing,read.ies
To cause to be ready.
使準(zhǔn)備就緒

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>at the ready
Available for immediate use:
可立即使用的：立即可以投入使用的：
例句：
soldiers with machine guns at the ready; students with notebooks at the ready.
配備有機(jī)槍的士兵們；準(zhǔn)備好筆記本的學(xué)生們

make ready
To make preparations.
做準(zhǔn)備
來(lái)源：
Middle English redy
中古英語(yǔ) redy
from Old English rôde * see reidh-
源自 古英語(yǔ) rôde *參見(jiàn) reidh-

【引伸】
read.iness
n.（名詞）