| 释义 |
powder /ˈpaʊdə(r)/► SEE ALLkeep your powder dry(go to) powder your nosetake a powder
●keep your ˈpowder dry (old-fashioned) remain ready for a possible emergency 时刻准备应付紧急情况；枕戈待旦；秣马厉兵◆The bank is not cutting interest rates at the moment, preferring to keep its powder dry in case it’s forced to cut them in the future.
银行此刻没有下调利率，而是枕戈待旦，以防将来被迫降息。 ORIGIN This comes from advice given by Oliver Cromwell to his troops when they were crossing a river before battle. Powder here refers to the gunpowder used to fire bullets. 这个习语源于奥利弗 ∙ 克伦威尔战前渡河时给士兵的忠告。powder 此处指过去用于发射子弹的火药。●(go to) powder your ˈnose (old-fashioned or humorous) a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet （女士如厕的委婉说法）补妆，净手◆I’m just going to powder my nose and I’ll be with you in a minute.
我去补补妆，一会儿就回来。●take a ˈpowder (NAmE, informal) leave suddenly; run away 突然离开；跑掉；溜掉◆She hung about all morning getting in my way, so in the end I told her to take a powder.
她整个上午都缠着我，最后我让她赶快走开。 |