摩拳擦掌 (mā) — (idiom) to be eager and ready for action; to roll up one's sleeves

Definizione

Esempi

• 比赛还没开始，选手们就已经摩拳擦掌了。
  Bǐ sài hái méi kāi shǐ, xuǎn shǒu men jiù yǐ jīng mā le.
  The competition hadn't even started, but the contestants were already raring to go.
• 听到要加班的消息，大家都摩拳擦掌准备大干一场。
  Tīng dào yào jiā bān de xiāo xi, dà jiā dōu mā zhǔn bèi dà gàn yì chǎng.
  Upon hearing about the overtime work, everyone was rolling up their sleeves to get stuck in.
• 战士们摩拳擦掌，只等一声令下。
  Zhàn shì men mā, zhī děng yì shēng lìng xià.
  The soldiers were eager for action, just waiting for the order.