معنی کلمه teed up

Question

US President Barack Obama warns Russia that new economic sanctions are "teed up" in the wake of a fresh warning by the Russian foreign minister that attacks on Russian interests in Ukraine would draw a firm response.

با سلام .  این متن خبر پرس تی وی در سایتش هست. معنی کلمه teed up  چیه؟

Answer 1

Hi and welcome.

"Tee up" is a phrasal verb and in this context means:

Make preparations before starting or launching something

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/tee+up.html

So:

به نظر من tee up رو میشه اینطور ترجمه کرد: مقدمات چیزی رو فراهم کردن

به دنبال هشدار اخیر وزیر امور خارجه روسیه مبنی بر اینکه حمله به منافع روسیه در اوکراین، جوابی قاطع در پی خواهد داشت، باراک اوباما رییس جمهور امریکا به روسیه هشدار داد که  مقدمات تحریم های اقتصادی جدید فراهم شده است.

Comments

Hi, thanks

I couldn't find this meaning for "tee up" in dics. They've explained it most often in games especially golf, such as following:

to put a golf ball on the tee in preparation for playing

Can you direct me to a reference then?

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Hi. You're welcome. I have already provided the link in my answer. The first sense is about golf. But the second sense (which is derived from the first one) means "to make preparations before starting or launching something"

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Thanks again

I hadn't seen that link.

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Example:

Obama had earlier threatened Russia with tougher sanctions saying that they are “teed up and ready to go … in days not weeks.”

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/04/28/360419/us-to-hit-russia-with-new-sanctions/

Answer 2

Hi,

tee up v.phr.t. & i.
( a ) place (a ball) on a tee ready to be struck;
( b ) transf. prepare, get ready, esp. to play.

From: Oxford Talking Dictionary.