preparation固定搭配为preparation for sth。preparation作为名词，是可数名词，基本含义为“准备”、“预备”、“准备工作”、“配制品”、“制剂”，后面可接介词for，也可接不定式。

preparation作为可数名词，意为准备;预备;准备工作;(医药、化妆品等)配制品，制剂。固定搭配为preparation for sth。例句有：

1、Preparation for the party started early.

聚会的准备工作很早就开始了。

2、The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game.

为备战这场重要比赛，队伍一直在严格训练。

3、The country is making preparations for war.

这个国家正在进行备战。

4、Rub the surface of the wood in preparation for the varnish...

打磨木头的表面，为刷清漆做准备。

5、The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens...

美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。

6、Preparations are well under way for a week of special events in May.

五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经顺利开展。

7、With all the lesson preparation I have to do I work 12 hours a day.

加上必须的备课在内，我每天工作12个小时。

8、Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.

你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑，有所准备。

9、You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it

风险不可能完全消除，但可以通过防范和培训来降低。

10、They are collecting information in preparation for the day when the two sides sit down and talk

他们正在收集情报，为双方坐下来谈判的那一天做准备。