英语词汇“sabre-rattling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sabre-rattling

regional note: in AM, use saber-rattling

uncountable noun

If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.

It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.

...sabre-rattling by the military.

Idioms:

sabre-rattling

a situation in which someone is behaving very aggressively and making threats, often of military action, although it is not certain how serious they are or whether they will actually carry out their threats

After more than a week of sabre-rattling, the two countries have agreed to talk about their differences.

单词	sabre-rattling
释义	sabre-rattling regional note: in AM, use saber-rattling uncountable noun If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out. It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling. ...sabre-rattling by the military. Idioms: sabre-rattling a situation in which someone is behaving very aggressively and making threats, often of military action, although it is not certain how serious they are or whether they will actually carry out their threats After more than a week of sabre-rattling, the two countries have agreed to talk about their differences. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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