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

brandishbrandish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbrandish

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French brandir, from brand sword

VERB TABLE

brandish

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	brandish
	he, she, it	brandishes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	brandished
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have brandished
	he, she, it	has brandished
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had brandished
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will brandish
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have brandished

Continuous Form
Present	I	am brandishing
	he, she, it	is brandishing
	you, we, they	are brandishing
Past	I, he, she, it	was brandishing
	you, we, they	were brandishing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been brandishing
	he, she, it	has been brandishing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been brandishing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be brandishing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been brandishing

to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon: The suspect was brandishing a knife. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French brandir, from brand sword]