英语词组keep your powder dry是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

keep your powder dry be ready for action; remain alert for a possible emergency.

☞ When his troops were about to cross a river, the English statesman and general Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) is said to have exhorted them: 'Put your trust in God; but mind to keep your powder dry'. The powder referred to is gunpowder.

2005Daily Telegraph The suicide bombers seem to be less active than usual-but that may just be because they are keeping their powder dry for a post-constitution blitz.

词组	keep your powder dry
释义	keep your powder dry be ready for action; remain alert for a possible emergency. ☞ When his troops were about to cross a river, the English statesman and general Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) is said to have exhorted them: 'Put your trust in God; but mind to keep your powder dry'. The powder referred to is gunpowder. 2005Daily Telegraph The suicide bombers seem to be less active than usual-but that may just be because they are keeping their powder dry for a post-constitution blitz.
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