They were ever ready to draw their swords.是什么意思？

They were ever ready to draw their swords.

他们随时准备拔出剑来。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

ever

adv. 永远，曾经，这以前，究竟，到底，可能；

例句
No one ever questioned her capability.
从来没有人质疑她的能力。

ready

adj. 准备好的，现成的，即时的，敏捷的，情愿的，即将的；vt. 做好…的准备；adv. 预先，已完成地；n. 现款；

例句
The Social Democrats say they are ready after all to begin talks on joining a coalition government.
社会民主党人竟然说他们准备开始谈判加入联合政府了。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

draw

vt.& vi. 绘画，拖，拉，招致，吸引；vt. 画，拉，吸引；vi. 移动，拔出剑，皱缩，汲取；n. 平局，抽奖；

例句
Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.
现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

swords

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例句
One of the swords turned into a Christian Crusader's broad sword.
一把弯刀转向一把基督教的十字军的宽剑.