两手准备: prepare oneself for both eventualities; have two [many] strings to one's bow作两手准备: prepare oneself for both eventualities你最好有两手准备以防万一: you'd better have two strings to your bow just in case of emergency着手准备: begin to prepare他真有两手: he really knows his stuff有两手的: bimanous两手: dual tactics 作两手准备 prepare oneself for both eventualities两手交: hand over hand两手类: bimana两手抓: grasboth links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both; grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both准备: 1.(预先安排) prepare; get ready 精神准备 mental preparation; 准备过几年紧日子 be mentally prepared for a few years of austerity; 准备接待外国游客 prepare to receive foreign visitors; 不打无准备之仗 fight no war unprepared; 作最坏的准备 prepare for the worst; 你准备好了吗 ? are you ready? 一切都准备好了, 咱们走吧! it's all lined up, let's go. 明天要开会, 我还要做许多准备工作。 i have to do a lot of homework for tomorrow's meeting.2.(打算) intend; plan 今年夏天你准备到哪儿去 ? where do you intend to go this summer? 她准备明年出国 。she is planning on going abroad next year.3.[军事] ready; provision; readiness; set up; stand by有两极: polarity两手抓两手都要硬: grasboth links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both; grasp both links at the same time and attach sufficient importance to both; we must address ourselves to the problem of both material and ethical civilization (both material as well as culture and ideological progress) without any letup; we must address ourselves to the problem of both material and spiritual两手冰凉: (be so angry that) one's hands turned icy cold两手不利: ambilerosity两手不利的: ambisinistrous两手操作的: two-handed两手叉背: with one's hands behind one's back两手叉腰: with arms akimbo两手叉腰的: akimbo两手叉着腰: akimbo两手颤抖: one's hands quivering两手超胸: hands to breast两手抄兜: hands in pockets有两条腿的: two-legged有两头的: bicipital