| 词汇 | brandishing |
| 释义 | brandishing present participle ofbrandish brandish verb[ T ] uk /ˈbræn.dɪʃ/ us /ˈbræn.dɪʃ/ to wave something in the air in a threatening or excited way: 威胁（或兴奋）地挥舞 She brandished a saucepan at me so I ran out of the kitchen.她拿着平底锅向我挥来，于是我就跑出了厨房。 Shaking, swinging and vibrating brandish earth-shaking flappy flourish fluff fluff something up reverberation reverberative ripple rock-a-bye shake out shakily shiver sway thrash trembly tremulously vibrate vibration vibratory Examples of brandishingbrandishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Their fiery speeches, their ' secret ' gatherings so easily penetrated by informers, their brandishing of home-made pikes can also be read as theatre, bravado, coat-trailing. Brandishing the key, he goes in after her. Brandishing rhetorical remarks about good order and discipline never helps in an industrial dis- pute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also those who believe that it is possible to make people do things by brandishing the big stick of insecurity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are interested in controlling, as well as brandishing, arms, they should show it by making a positive response. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must never be part of an alliance which retaliates to threats by brandishing nuclear arms or nothing at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The contractor has to look at the man who is brandishing the form before him and to decide whether the man is like his photograph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he consider brandishing the deterrent of being banned from driving for life in order to minimise, if not eliminate, this type of crime? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite possible that such places are likely to experience the arrival of the police at anti-social hours, brandishing their warrants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not be brandishing a norm; they should be brandishing guidance and the idea of an average figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they are brandishing their arms and crying out against this iniquitous regulation, which they themselves imposed in principle not two years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can all start brandishing figures about the number of asylum seekers entering this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There would not even be brandishing of averages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone is brandishing the slogan ‘less bureaucracy’. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Salesmen in receipt of commission only, brandishing respectable cards from distinguished insurance companies, were able to hoodwink innocent people into parting with large sums of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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