saber-rattling中文，saber-rattling的意思，saber-rattling翻译及用法

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saber-rattling

英['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ]美['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ]

n. 武力威胁；战争叫嚣

saber-rattling 英语释义

英语释义

    1. overtly and often exaggeratedly threatening actions or statements (such as verbal threats or ostentatious displays of military power) that are meant to intimidate an enemy by suggesting possible use of force
    But Jager insists that North Korean saber-rattling was aimed mostly at extorting economic aid from Washington, Seoul and other governments anxious to preserve peace at almost any price.
    — Mark Atwood Lawrence Iran's noisy saber rattling is only the latest lurch in its erratic foreign policy.
    — John Greenwald broadly threatening statements or actions
    The U.S. central bank has been saber-rattling for months regarding interest rate hikes but has yet to pull the trigger amid uneven economic data.
    — Jeff Fox For months now, the card companies have been threatening to cut rewards programs sharply to make up for revenue lost because of the new restrictions. My guess, however, is that this talk is just so much saber-rattling.
    — Ron Lieber

    2. actions and statements that are meant to frighten or threaten an enemy by suggesting the possible use of force

saber-rattling 例句

英汉例句

  • From that base he soon began a long series of saber-rattling negotiations with the capitals of the Roman Empire at Constantinople in the East and Ravenna in the West.

    从此起步，他很快开始了长期的战争叫嚣，与东罗马帝国首都君士坦丁堡和西罗马帝国首都拉汶纳进行谈判。

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