单词	saber-rattling
释义	saber-rattling noun sa·​ber-rat·​tling ˈsā-bər-ˌrat-liŋ  -ˌra-tᵊl-iŋ variants or saber rattling or chiefly British sabre-rattling or sabre rattling : overtly and often exaggeratedly threatening actions or statements (such as verbal threats or ostentatious displays of military power) that are meant to intimidate an enemy by suggesting possible use of force But Jager insists that North Korean saber-rattling was aimed mostly at extorting economic aid from Washington, Seoul and other governments anxious to preserve peace at almost any price. Mark Atwood Lawrence Iran's noisy saber rattling is only the latest lurch in its erratic foreign policy. John Greenwald broadly : threatening statements or actions The U.S. central bank has been saber-rattling for months regarding interest rate hikes but has yet to pull the trigger amid uneven economic data. Jeff Fox For months now, the card companies have been threatening to cut rewards programs sharply to make up for revenue lost because of the new restrictions. My guess, however, is that this talk is just so much saber-rattling. Ron Lieber Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But for most, China’s latest round of saber rattling has left them unfazed after years of Beijing’s rhetoric. Joyu Wang, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 In short, the town is in a prickly mood that will only be inflamed by the inevitable saber rattling of labor negotiations. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 July 2022 Wall Street has viewed Musk’s saber rattling over the spam/bot issue as an attempt to drive down the deal price, or to give him a pretext to abandon the acquisition. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 June 2022 Other administration officials are more skeptical, noting that Russia’s saber rattling failed to deter the West from arming Ukraine — and that the lesson China may take away is that nuclear threats can backfire. New York Times, 1 June 2022 His nuclear saber rattling at the start of the invasion, for example, triggered widespread alarm in the West and speculation about the mental and emotional state of the man with his finger on Russia’s nuclear button. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 The hammer blow of US and other Western sanctions that slammed into the Russian economy this week, and Putin's consequent nuclear saber rattling, are likely to also shut off relations with the Russian government for months, if not permanently. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 Even in the face of Putin’s strategic nuclear saber rattling and concerns about Russia’s use of tactical nuclear weapons, however, the arms control framework has held sufficiently firm to preserve strategic stability. Miles A. Pomper, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2022 All the saber rattling has certainly been terrible for Ukraine’s economy. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1914, in the meaning defined above
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