Definition of sabre-rattling in English:

sabre-rattling

nounˈseɪbəˌratlɪŋ

mass noun

The display or threat of military force.
sabre-rattling by the superpowers
Example sentencesExamples
- Nevertheless, in subsequent decades it became a primary focus for Communist Chinese sabre-rattling, with Communist China periodically conducting regular military manoeuvres nearby.
- Thus they were ill-prepared to confront Hitler and his brutish regime which had been sabre-rattling and re-arming for the best part of a decade.
- Putin's occasional sabre-rattling against NATO does not make him an anti-imperialist as konkret implies with its reference to the ‘semi-colonial status’ of Russia.
- Dudayev became the avatar of Chechen independence, and was elected president in October 1991 amid warnings and sabre-rattling by Moscow.
- The West's preference for sabre-rattling over genuine aid could have even more catastrophic consequences if human rights campaigner Eric Reeves' estimates of the numbers of refugees in western Sudan are correct.
- None of this sabre-rattling and war-mongering deterred the British middle class from cramming their sitting rooms with Japanese objets-d'art.
- Actions that serve to legitimize nuclear weapons and their testing make little sense except to bolster a nation's military ego, and engage in senseless and dangerous sabre-rattling.
- Most now consider Bill France's January threat to be little more than a bit of saber-rattling directed at rival O. Bruton Smith, whose Speedway Motorsports Inc., owns the tracks.
- This time, the rabble-rousing and sabre-rattling didn't work.
- They're doing a lot of saber-rattling around collaboration.
- The major opposition parties sought to outdo the right-wing BJP in its nationalist sabre-rattling by berating the government for failing to detect and respond to the entry of the separatist fighters.
- But flashpoints between judiciary and executive are nothing new, the Human Rights Act renders judges more powerful, and Blunkett's overtures are chiefly perceived as sabre-rattling.
- But if the threats and saber-rattling are going to be effective, Chamillionaire has to take his burnished, easy flow and start putting some specifics in it.
- As a deterrent to boatpeople, the mindless sabre-rattling by the Australian government is utterly futile.
- But what does get through to him is sabre-rattling - unaesthetic and ugly belligerence.
- He added: ‘Bromley is not often ruffled by Livingstone's sabre-rattling.’
- Attempting to answer it by using saber-rattling to attack an amorphous axis of enemies is a great failure of leadership.
- Put aside the saber-rattling and military posturing; any electable candidate would do the same this year.
- Indeed, so confident is Indian big business of its new economic prowess that it believes it will be better able to suborn Pakistan through the establishment of a South Asian free trade than by the BJP's sabre-rattling.
- Instead of tailoring their protest in a manner that would attract sympathy and understanding they used a method that smacked of defiance, arrogance and impotent sabre-rattling.
Synonyms
aggressive, belligerent, warmongering, warring, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, bloodthirsty, hawkish, gung-ho, jingoistic, sabre-rattling

单词	sabre-rattling
释义	Definition of sabre-rattling in English: sabre-rattling nounˈseɪbəˌratlɪŋ mass noun The display or threat of military force. sabre-rattling by the superpowers Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, in subsequent decades it became a primary focus for Communist Chinese sabre-rattling, with Communist China periodically conducting regular military manoeuvres nearby. Thus they were ill-prepared to confront Hitler and his brutish regime which had been sabre-rattling and re-arming for the best part of a decade. Putin's occasional sabre-rattling against NATO does not make him an anti-imperialist as konkret implies with its reference to the ‘semi-colonial status’ of Russia. Dudayev became the avatar of Chechen independence, and was elected president in October 1991 amid warnings and sabre-rattling by Moscow. The West's preference for sabre-rattling over genuine aid could have even more catastrophic consequences if human rights campaigner Eric Reeves' estimates of the numbers of refugees in western Sudan are correct. None of this sabre-rattling and war-mongering deterred the British middle class from cramming their sitting rooms with Japanese objets-d'art. Actions that serve to legitimize nuclear weapons and their testing make little sense except to bolster a nation's military ego, and engage in senseless and dangerous sabre-rattling. Most now consider Bill France's January threat to be little more than a bit of saber-rattling directed at rival O. Bruton Smith, whose Speedway Motorsports Inc., owns the tracks. This time, the rabble-rousing and sabre-rattling didn't work. They're doing a lot of saber-rattling around collaboration. The major opposition parties sought to outdo the right-wing BJP in its nationalist sabre-rattling by berating the government for failing to detect and respond to the entry of the separatist fighters. But flashpoints between judiciary and executive are nothing new, the Human Rights Act renders judges more powerful, and Blunkett's overtures are chiefly perceived as sabre-rattling. But if the threats and saber-rattling are going to be effective, Chamillionaire has to take his burnished, easy flow and start putting some specifics in it. As a deterrent to boatpeople, the mindless sabre-rattling by the Australian government is utterly futile. But what does get through to him is sabre-rattling - unaesthetic and ugly belligerence. He added: ‘Bromley is not often ruffled by Livingstone's sabre-rattling.’ Attempting to answer it by using saber-rattling to attack an amorphous axis of enemies is a great failure of leadership. Put aside the saber-rattling and military posturing; any electable candidate would do the same this year. Indeed, so confident is Indian big business of its new economic prowess that it believes it will be better able to suborn Pakistan through the establishment of a South Asian free trade than by the BJP's sabre-rattling. Instead of tailoring their protest in a manner that would attract sympathy and understanding they used a method that smacked of defiance, arrogance and impotent sabre-rattling. Synonyms aggressive, belligerent, warmongering, warring, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, bloodthirsty, hawkish, gung-ho, jingoistic, sabre-rattling
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