| 单词 | sword-rattling |
| 释义 | > as lemmassword-rattling sword-rattling adj. figurative that threatens military action; aggressive, pugnacious; also as n. = sabre-rattling n. at sabre n. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [noun] > warmongering sword-rattling1914 sabre-rattling1922 warmongering1940 rocket-rattling1960 society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [adjective] > warmongering sword-rattling1914 rocket-rattling1960 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [noun] > threatening with weapons or military force sword-rattling1914 sabre-rattling1922 rocket-rattling1960 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [adjective] > threatening with weapons or military force sword-rattling1914 sabre-rattling1922 rocket-rattling1960 1914 Bulwark June 84/2 No doubt the Germans will know how to make their Prince acquainted with the unpopularity of his sword-rattling swagger. 1955 Times 12 May 1 (heading) Afghan ‘sword rattling’. 1955 Times 12 May 1 I would like to ask my Afghan friends whether they really think such a sword~rattling and offensive attitude is going to help them. 1978 Guardian Weekly 29 Jan. 6/3 There are 1,500 British troops in Belize.., as the result of Guatemala's sword~rattling last July. < as lemmas |
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