sabre-rattling

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used. countable,idiomatic,uncountable
  2. Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit. countable,figuratively,idiomatic,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of sabre-rattle form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Bellicose; threatening military action.
    — But it excited much discontent in sabre-rattling court circles which regarded Austrophilia as the most un-French of diplomatic perversions.

词形变化

sabre-rattlings plural saber-rattling (mostly US) alternative saber rattling (mostly US) alternative sabre rattling alternative saber-rattling (mostly US) alternative saber rattling (mostly US) alternative sabre rattling alternative more sabre-rattling comparative most sabre-rattling superlative saber-rattling (mostly US) alternative saber rattling (mostly US) alternative sabre rattling alternative

词汇关系

相关词
gunboat diplomacy

词源

词源 1
From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.
词源 2
From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.
词源 3
From the early 20th century, when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre.
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