PHRASAL VERB [usually passive]为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备 If someone is gearing up for a particular activity, they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it. 为…作准备/ 为…作好了准备
...another indication that the Government is gearing up for an election. [VP + for/to]
政府正准备进行选举的另一个迹象
The factory was geared up to make 1,100 cars a day. [beV-ed P to-inf]