| 单词 | show of force |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshow of force show of force n. a demonstration of the forces at one's command, and of one's readiness to use them. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > show of force show1548 show of force1606 armed demonstration1806 demonstration1806 demonstrationizing1882 society > communication > manifestation > [noun] > a manifestation > public display by a government show of force1606 manifestation1823 1606 J. Clapham Hist. Great Britannie i. iii. ii. 107 Partly, by policie.., and partly, by shew of force, (his very name striking a terror in the inhabitants..) he in short time appeased them. 1795 J. Mills & T. Blackwell Mem. Court Augustus V. 238 He armed all his Rowers and Mariners like Soldiers, placed them upon the Decks, and with that false Show of Force sailed up into the Mouth of the Gulph. 1899 M. H. Krout Looker on in London xxii. 291 To enter the Transvaal with the intention, either by a show of force, or by action interfering with the Transvaal laws,..to substitute [etc.]. 1951 H. Macmillan Diary 20 June (2003) 80 They will cover this [area]..by a show of force. But they will not use force to protect this immense property. 2012 M. R. Gordon & B. E. Trainor Endgame vi. 91 An F-16 had dropped a satellite-guided bomb on the palace as a ‘show of force’. < as lemmas |
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