flag-waving
n [U] (esp excessive) expression of patriotic or group feeling(s) (尤指過(guò)激的)愛(ài)國(guó)情緒或宗派情緒
[attrib 作定語(yǔ)]
I didn't think much of that speech it was just a flag-waving exercise, ie one that did not deal with real issues. 我認(rèn)為他的話無(wú)足輕重--只不過(guò)是偏激的派性空話.