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preparedness

/pri-pair-id-nis, -paird-nis/US // prɪˈpɛər ɪd nɪs, -ˈpɛərd nɪs //UK // (prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs) //

准备工作,准备,防备,备灾

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state of being prepared; readiness.
    • : possession of adequate armed forces, industrial resources and potential, etc., especially as a deterrent to enemy attack.

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Examples

  • Late last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of fire bills that included another $1 billion for preparedness and emergency response.

  • Designed with input from more than 100 professional adventurers, this kit makes preparedness super portable.

  • So I think if anything, we need to have some preparedness for more of these local outbreaks—to be very much on our toes and to be able to handle them quickly.

  • I learned a lot about disaster preparedness when I went to help out in Louisiana.

  • Yet, despite the predictable nature of this crisis, spending for pandemic preparedness has fallen nearly 50% since 2003 to a little under $1 billion a year, compared to a $676 billion defense budget.

  • Philip Breedlove, NATO commander-in-chief, says this represents a shift, "from engagement to preparedness."

  • When we decimate the funding for hospital preparedness, we put ourselves in great peril.

  • Rigor/College Preparedness (30 percent) Three data points made up this category, each weighted equally.

  • She brings her own tea bags in a neat Ziploc bag, and I am mildly awed at her preparedness and chutzpah.

  • But Pratap Rudra, routed repeatedly by his lack of preparedness in a rapidly altering region, had exposed his weaknesses.

  • Such a collection of reproduced missives betokened the carefulness and preparedness of the possessor.

  • Among the Moros, as in Granada, “Love laughs with a grip on the knife,” and preparedness is as essential as good government.

  • But preparedness and capacity call for more consideration, however brief.

  • Thus such preparedness actually prevented any chance for even discussion of a peaceful settlement.

  • Belgium to-day is an illustration of what may be expected from lack of adequate preparedness.