Sabre-rattling

n. 戰(zhàn)爭叫囂, 武力恫嚇

?? 牛津釋義

sabre-rattling n [U] attempts to frighten sb by threatening to attack or punish him 武力盛脅; 炫耀武力 Her speech is mere sabre-rattling, ie She will not carry out her threats. 她講的話只不過是嚇唬人而已. [attrib 作定語] sabre-rattling tactics 武力威脅手段.

?? 詞語組成解析

sabre ['seib?]
n. 軍刀;馬刀;(擊劍時(shí)用的)尖細(xì)的輕劍;武力威脅; vt. 用軍刀斬;
rattling
a. 格格作響的, 輕快的, 很好的\\nadv. 很, 非常

??? 情景例句

We have vegetables to prepare.
我們還得準(zhǔn)備蔬菜。
Do as you would be done by.
推己及人。
Are you kidding?
你在開玩笑吧!
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