Sabre-rattling
n. 战争叫嚣, 武力恫吓
📖 牛津释义
sabre-rattling
n [U] attempts to frighten sb by threatening to attack or punish him 武力盛胁; 炫耀武力
Her speech is mere sabre-rattling, ie She will not carry out her threats. 她讲的话只不过是吓唬人而已.
[attrib 作定语]
sabre-rattling tactics 武力威胁手段.
🧩 词语组成解析
sabre
['seibə]
n. 军刀;马刀;（击剑时用的）尖细的轻剑;武力威胁;
vt. 用军刀斩;
a. 格格作响的, 轻快的, 很好的\\nadv. 很, 非常
🗣️ 情景例句
Please give me all the details.
请你提供所有的详细情况。
What are you trying to pull?
你在玩什么把戏？
They were still neck and neck! But the other runners were not far behind.
他们仍在肩并肩地跑！但是，其他运动员也距离他们不远。