"be unprepared for"是一个常用的英语短语,核心含义是“对……未做好准备”“对……毫无准备”,强调面对某件事(通常是挑战、变化、意外或困难)时,没有提前规划、准备或心理预期。
"unprepared"是形容词,由"un-"(否定前缀)+ "prepared"(准备好的)构成,意为“未准备好的”;"for"是介词,引出“未准备的对象”(即需要应对的事)。整体表示:在心理、行动或物质上没有为某件事做好准备。
短语结构为:主语 + be动词(根据时态/人称变化) + unprepared + for + 名词/代词/动名词
该短语多用于描述面对意外、困难、变化或要求时的“无准备状态”,以下是不同语境的例子:
应对困难/挑战:
She was unprepared for the intensity of the job interview.(她对求职面试的强度毫无准备。)
We were unprepared for the level of competition in the tournament.(我们对锦标赛的竞争激烈程度没有准备。)
面对意外事件:
The city was unprepared for the sudden snowstorm.(这座城市对突如其来的暴风雪毫无准备。)
I’m unprepared for the news that my favorite restaurant is closing.(我对最喜欢的餐厅要关门的消息毫无准备。)
针对具体任务/要求:
He is unprepared for the presentation tomorrow—he hasn’t even made slides.(他没准备好明天的 presentation——甚至没做幻灯片。)
Are you unprepared for the exam next week?(你没准备好下周的考试吗?)
介词搭配:固定用"for",不可替换为"to"或"with"(错误:be unprepared to the exam;正确:be unprepared for the exam)。
动名词作宾语:"for"后接动作时,需用动名词(-ing形式):
She’s unprepared for speaking in public.(她没准备好在公众场合发言。)
反义词对比:与"be prepared for"(为……做好准备)互为反义,例如:
I was prepared for the rain, but my friend was unprepared for it.(我为下雨做好了准备,但我朋友没准备。)
可以用更口语化的"not be ready for"代替,含义一致:
She was not ready for the difficulty of the course.(= She was unprepared for...)
We’re not ready for the meeting yet.(= We’re unprepared for...)
总结来说,"be unprepared for"是描述“无准备状态”的标准表达,适用于各种需要“提前准备”的场景,重点突出“缺乏准备”的结果。