underprepared
underprepared — 形容詞
- underpreparedpositive
- more underpreparedcomparative
- most underpreparedsuperlative
1. not ready for a task or situation because you have not done enough advance work
準備不足
事前準備不夠充分
not ready for a task or situation because you have not done enough advance work or study
The team felt underprepared for the championship match after their coach resigned.
球隊在教練辭職後覺得準備不足，無法應付錦標賽。
feel underprepared for [event]
Tamar had skipped half the maths lessons and felt underprepared for the exam.
Tamar 缺了一半的數學課，覺得考試準備不足。
The students felt underprepared for the earthquake drill because no one had explained the plan.
學生們覺得地震演習準備不足，因為沒人解釋過計畫。
Devika arrived underprepared for the hiking trip without proper shoes or enough water.
Devika 沒穿合適的鞋子也沒帶夠水，健行準備不足就出發了。
Soraya's presentation went poorly because she was underprepared for the client's tough questions.
Soraya 的簡報表現不佳，因為她對客戶的尖銳問題準備不足。
- unprepared
means you did no preparation at all, whereas 'underprepared' suggests some effort but not enough
- unready
more general and can describe mental or emotional state rather than practical preparation
- well-prepared
having done enough advance work
- ready
fully prepared for what must be done
文法句型
be underprepared for [something]
feel underprepared to [do something]
用法筆記
Often followed by 'for' + noun phrase (underprepared for the test) or 'to' + infinitive (underprepared to answer the questions). Used predicatively after be, feel, seem, look, or verbs of motion such as arrive and leave.