"keep your powder dry" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保持准备（保持警惕）

Definition

保持警惕，随时准备在关键时刻采取行动。这个表达来源于必须保持火药干燥才能使用的时代。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比较正式的表达，多用于商业、政治或建议场合，并非真正指火药。意为“时刻准备”。不用于真实火药。

Examples

It's important to keep your powder dry when waiting for the right opportunity.

等待合适时机时，**保持准备**非常重要。

If you want to succeed, you should keep your powder dry until the time is right.

如果你想成功，应该**保持准备**直到时机成熟。

The manager advised the team to keep their powder dry before making any decisions.

经理建议团队在做决定前**保持准备**。

We can't act just yet—let's keep our powder dry until we get more information.

我们还不能行动——等有更多信息时再**保持准备**。

Things are changing fast, so let's keep our powder dry and see what happens next.

情况变化很快，让我们**保持准备**，看看接下来会怎样。

Even though the negotiations are going well, it's wise to keep your powder dry just in case.

即使谈判进展顺利，还是要**保持准备**以防万一。