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单词 brinkmanship
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Definition of brinkmanship in English:

brinkmanship

(also brinksmanship)
nounˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪpˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp
mass noun
  • The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

    in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages.
    • My intervention came in the nick of time, and tested the very limits of his fistfight brinkmanship.
    • But there's a strange niggling as we enter into this new era of musical brinkmanship.
    • We will know he cares when he stops playing brinksmanship.
    • Melissa in a game of brinkmanship accused Zork of infidelity which enraged him.
    • Smelling brinksmanship, the media have started piling on.
    • But this game of political brinkmanship has already gone too far.
    • Its current brinkmanship is the work of a regime in which moderates have little room left to maneuver.
    • David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship.
    • But in working out his political strategy, he played a dangerous game of political brinkmanship.
    • In his foreign policy, Clinton often combined brinkmanship with indecision over the use of military force.
    • I mean, if they're playing brinkmanship, I think they're playing with the wrong guy.
    • But in the federal arena, belligerents on both sides are escalating their brinksmanship.
    • The North should rid itself of the illusion that brinkmanship will be effective.
    • The latest elections should go some way toward arresting a hitherto dangerous game of brinksmanship.
    • But fans of political intrigue at the highest levels of brinkmanship will likely be happy with this film.
    • I just want to briefly dabble in disaster brinksmanship.
    • Burgundian winemakers revel in this brinkmanship.
    • But there is a game of brinkmanship going on here too.
    • The appeasement policies encouraged Hitler, the master of brinkmanship.
 
 

Definition of brinkmanship in US English:

brinkmanship

(also brinksmanship)
nounˈbriNGkmənˌSHipˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp
  • The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

    in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest elections should go some way toward arresting a hitherto dangerous game of brinksmanship.
    • But in the federal arena, belligerents on both sides are escalating their brinksmanship.
    • In his foreign policy, Clinton often combined brinkmanship with indecision over the use of military force.
    • But in working out his political strategy, he played a dangerous game of political brinkmanship.
    • But there's a strange niggling as we enter into this new era of musical brinkmanship.
    • But this game of political brinkmanship has already gone too far.
    • The North should rid itself of the illusion that brinkmanship will be effective.
    • The appeasement policies encouraged Hitler, the master of brinkmanship.
    • My intervention came in the nick of time, and tested the very limits of his fistfight brinkmanship.
    • I mean, if they're playing brinkmanship, I think they're playing with the wrong guy.
    • But it could be also interpreted as further brinksmanship, designed to hurriedly solve its food and oil shortages.
    • Burgundian winemakers revel in this brinkmanship.
    • But there is a game of brinkmanship going on here too.
    • David Mamet's cinematic creations are often stylized portraits of greed, betrayal and brinksmanship.
    • But fans of political intrigue at the highest levels of brinkmanship will likely be happy with this film.
    • We will know he cares when he stops playing brinksmanship.
    • I just want to briefly dabble in disaster brinksmanship.
    • Melissa in a game of brinkmanship accused Zork of infidelity which enraged him.
    • Smelling brinksmanship, the media have started piling on.
    • Its current brinkmanship is the work of a regime in which moderates have little room left to maneuver.
 
 
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