"have your finger on the trigger" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 手指扣在扳機上
• 隨時準備行動

Definition

可以字面上指手指放在槍的扳機上，做好開槍準備；更常用作比喻，指時刻準備迅速採取行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用作比喻，表示在緊張場合下隨時準備行動，常見於商業、政治和安全領域。只有明確指武器時纔是字面意思。不是俚語，偏口語用法。

Examples

In a crisis, she always has her finger on the trigger.

在危機中，她總是**手指扣在扳機上**。

The guard has his finger on the trigger in case anything happens.

警衛**手指扣在扳機上**，以防萬一。

He had his finger on the trigger during the negotiation.

談判過程中，他**手指扣在扳機上**。

Our IT team always has its finger on the trigger to fix issues fast.

我們的IT團隊總是**隨時準備行動**，能快速解決問題。

When markets are volatile, investors have their fingers on the trigger.

當市場波動時，投資者**隨時準備行動**。

Don't upset him—he's always got his finger on the trigger these days.

別惹他——他最近總是**時刻準備發火**。