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;
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！