prepare
单词辨析：
普通用词，指事前仔细筹划、安排。
Where do you plan to spend your holiday?
你打算在哪里度假?
We have been planning our trip to Canada for months.
数月来，我们一直在筹划我们的加拿大之行。
The police are investigating when he began planning his escape and who his accomplices were.
警方正在调查他何时开始计划逃跑以及他的同谋有谁。
He didn't plan to conceal the truth. He was just too scared at that moment.
他不是蓄意隐瞒真相的，只是一时害怕。
通常指秘密策划违法行为或针对某政要、政府的阴谋活动。
They had plotted to rob the bank.
他们曾密谋抢劫银行。
Why did the military secretly plot against him?
为什么军方密谋推翻他？
He plotted to overthrow the government.
他图谋推翻政府。
指为将要发生的事情作好计划、安排等。
The students wanted more time to prepare their exams.
学生们想要更多的时间来准备考试。
They were busy preparing for their honeymoon.
他们正忙着准备去度蜜月。
指将某事安排在某一时间或日期进行，通常用被动语态。
The conference is scheduled for next Friday.
会议定于下星期五召开。
His first book is scheduled for publication in October.
他的第一本书定于10月出版。
指为牟取私利而投机取巧或搞阴谋。
The evil queen schemed to kill the little princess with poison.
邪恶的皇后密谋毒死小公主。
He always feels that all his colleagues are scheming against him.
他总是觉得他的同事们都在算计他。
相关例句：
Nothing can prepare you for the shock and grief of widowhood.
守寡的打击和悲伤让人难以承受。
Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech
朱莉娅正在帮他准备讲演稿。
Students are asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly seminar.
学生要在上每星期的研讨课前备好材料。
It is a war with no holds barred and we must prepare to resist
这是一场没有规则的战争，我们必须作好抵抗的准备。
The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal
那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。
The three days France have to prepare could give them the edge over England
法国有3天的准备时间，这可能会让他们在对阵英格兰时占上风。