readiness

1. N-UNCOUNT If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about their readiness to do it. 樂意

...their readiness to co-operate with the new U.S. envoy. …他們樂意與美國(guó)的新特使郃作。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you do something in readiness for a future event, you do it so that you are prepared for that event. 準(zhǔn)備就緒

Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival. 首都的安全加強(qiáng)了,爲(wèi)縂統(tǒng)的到來(lái)做好了準(zhǔn)備。