Prepare和stand by有什麼差別？

Question

請問prepare和stand by有什麼差別？
意思上有什麼不同？

Answer 1

prepare
(vt)<1>準備 (加for+名詞)
The students are preparing for the exam.
(vt)<2>做飯 (直接接受詞)
The cook is preparing lunch.
When we arrived home, mother had already prepared dinner for us.
<vi><3>準備 (+for)
I was preparing for bed when I heard a knock ar the door.


stand by
<1>袖手旁觀(vi)
How can you stand by and let him treat his dog like that?
他那樣虐待那隻狗,你怎能袖手旁觀呢?
<2>準備行動(vi)
The troops are standing by.
部隊正嚴陣以待.
<3>支持(人)(vt)
I'll always stand by you.

vi:不及物動詞 (不可接受詞) EX: I can swim.
vt:及物動詞 (可接受詞)EX: Play us your favorite record.

Answer 2

prepare指的是東西或事物吧！
準備好事情，一般指的都是事先準備OK的
stand by 就字面看意思不就是站在旁邊等候發令，@@就可以說人在旁邊預備啦。(prepare就不能用)它不一定說要事先好久以前準備，可能就只是站在旁邊待命這樣