"keep your powder dry" 怎么发音

expression

US

KEEP yor POW-der DRY

UK

KEEP yaw POW-duh DRY

释义

To stay alert, prepared, and ready to act when the right moment comes. This expression comes from the time when gunpowder had to be kept dry to be effective.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkip/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈpaʊdɝ/ /ˈdɹaɪ

英式英语

kˈiːp/ /jˈɔː/ /pˈaʊdɐ/ /dɹˈaɪ

简化发音

美式

KEEP yor POW-der DRY

英式

KEEP yaw POW-duh DRY

语境中听

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

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

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

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