sabre-rattling
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈseɪ.bəˌræt.əl.ɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈseɪ.bɚˌræt̬.əl.ɪŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 武力恫吓；炫耀武力
- adj. 武力恫吓的；炫耀武力的
英汉例句
- The talks on March 27th followed sabre-rattling by both sides, including a threat by demonstrators to storm an army base where Mr Abhisit has been holed up.
3月27日的会谈也伴随着双方的武力恐吓，其中包括示威者曾威胁袭击一座支持阿披实的军事基地。 - Other issues on the new secretary-general's desk will be Europe's feeble spending on defence and the question of how much military planning is needed to cope with Russia's sabre-rattling.
即将摆在北约新秘书长办公桌上，需要处理的其他难题还包括：欧洲在防御系统上少得可怜的开支，还有应付俄罗斯在家门口挑衅所必需的军事计划规模。 - So they do a bit of sabre-rattling but mostly let their companies use tax havens to suit their needs.
因此它们只是虚张声势，很多时候会让自己国家的公司利用避税港各取所需。 - The cost of this has been dropping steadily since 2000 even as Iranian sabre-rattling gets louder.
FORBES: SocGen's Grice Finds Pockets Of Insurance Against Disaster - He himself eschews nationalistic sabre-rattling and looks to the party's liberal wing for fresh ideas.
ECONOMIST: Greece - China has astutely avoided overt sabre-rattling, preferring instead to try to persuade America to apply the pressure.
ECONOMIST: An election with some extra questions
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- talking and behaving in a way that threatens military action
- If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.