be mentally alert and ready
基本解释
- 枕戈以待
英汉例句
- This does NOT mean the breed is vicious—quite the contrary, the doberman must be mentally stable yet always alert and ready to defend its master and home.
但是這竝不代表這個品種是兇惡的，恰恰相反，杜賓必須在精神方麪非常穩定，時時警覺，隨時準備護衛主人和他的財産。