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be at the ready
固定短语，表示准备好立即行动。
The soldiers were at the ready for any attack.
士兵们随时准备应对任何攻击。
准备行动
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准备行动
poised for action
The soldiers were at the ready for any attack.
士兵们随时准备应对任何攻击。
准备行动
poised for action
The rescue team stood at the ready, waiting for the order to move.
救援队严阵以待，等待行动命令。
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She kept her umbrella at the ready in case it started to rain.
她随时把伞准备好，以防下雨。
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The soldiers held their weapons at the ready throughout the night.
士兵们整夜持枪戒备。
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their guns were at the ready
他们的枪已处于待发状态。
WordNet
固定短语，表示准备好立即行动。
The soldiers were at the ready for any attack.
士兵们随时准备应对任何攻击。
非正式用语，'the ready' 或 'readies' 指现金。
Do you have the ready to pay for the tickets?
你有现款买票吗？
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做好准备，随时可行动
He always has his phone at the ready.
他总是把手机放在手边，随时可用。
准备就绪；随时可用
The journalist stood with her camera at the ready.
那位记者拿着相机，随时准备拍摄。
愿意并准备好
She's ready and willing to lend a hand.
她愿意而且准备好帮忙。
各就各位，预备，跑！
The coach shouted, ‘Ready, set, go!’
教练喊道：“各就各位，预备，跑！”
好吧，德米尔先生，我已经准备好拍特写镜头了。
This iconic line is from the 1950 film 'Sunset Boulevard'. Norma Desmond, a faded silent-film star, says it as she walks down the stairs, imagining she is being filmed again. It has become a metaphor for being prepared for a moment of attention or a final appearance.
这句经典台词出自1950年的电影《日落大道》。过气的默片明星诺玛·黛斯蒙德走下楼梯时说这句话，幻想着自己再次被拍摄。它已成为一种比喻，表示准备好迎接瞩目时刻或最后一次亮相。
你们准备好来看橄榄球了吗？
This is the opening line of Hank Williams Jr.'s theme song for 'Monday Night Football' (1989–2011). It became a sports rallying cry in American culture, often chanted to pump up the crowd before a game.
这是汉克·威廉姆斯为《周一橄榄球之夜》创作的主题曲（1989–2011）的开头一句。它成为美国文化中的体育助威口号，常在赛前高呼以激发观众热情。
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名词ready指'准备行动'的状态，联想士兵说'Ready, aim, fire!'中的ready即准备开枪。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reporting 作为名词时通常出现在固定搭配 at the ready 中，表示“准备好、随时可用”；整体语域比较中性，日常会话和新闻报道里都比较常见，不算正式用语，也不粗鲁。
与 ready 押韵的有 steady、heady、already、eddy；其中 steady、heady、already 拼写中也含 eady。注意 beady 拼写相似，也含 eady，但读作 /ˈbiːdi/，与 /ˈrɛdi/ 不押韵。
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