a secret advantage that a person can use when the need arises

秘密王牌, 隐藏优势
团队手里还有一张秘密王牌:一个竞争对手都不知道的新功能。
to save a person from receiving criticism, punishment, blame, etc.

给自己留后路, 先把自己撇清
经理写了一大篇备忘录,只是为了先把自己撇清。
to take action in order to save a person from being criticized, punished, blamed, etc.

替人挡责, 帮人撇清责任
她每条消息都抄送经理,就是为了以后别被追责。
to no longer partake in a failing business, activity, etc. to prevent further damage or losses

及时止损, 趁早抽身
他还在继续往餐厅投钱,但朋友们劝他趁早抽身。
a time of financial difficulty or a period of challenge

不时之需, 困难时候
别现在全花光,留点积蓄以备不时之需。
a willingness to use any given opportunity or situation to one's advantage

一有机会就为自己谋利, 善于抓机会占便宜
她总能看到对自己有利的机会,也懂得把危机变成事业上的跳板。
to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

扼杀在萌芽状态, 趁早制止
这些谣言还没伤到公司之前,我们就得趁早制止。
to prevent something from developing into something worse

阻止局面继续恶化, 遏制颓势
我们现在需要更严格的检查,在投诉变成诉讼前遏制颓势。
to take action while the opportunity exists

趁热打铁, 趁机会还在赶紧行动
会议结束后她收到了好几个工作机会,于是决定趁热打铁。
to carefully examine a situation before making a final decision

评估形势, 盘点现状
合并之后,董事会评估了公司的财务状况。
to realize how a situation is about to develop in order to be able to properly prepare for any potential problems or changes that one might encounter

探探风向, 摸清形势
投资人想先探探风向,再决定要不要继续投钱。
to think about something very carefully before doing it

慎重考虑, 不要草率行动
那些隐藏费用让我们重新考虑是否要买这套房。
to carefully balance between two difficult choices, behaviors, or risks
to choose carefully which problems or conflicts are worth fighting
used to warn that the buyer is responsible for checking quality before buying
to prepare carefully and make sure nothing important is missed
to focus on long-term success instead of quick results
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