| 词汇 | brinkmanship |
| 释义 | brinkmanship noun[ U ] uk /ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/ us /ˈbrɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/ the activity, especially in politics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something dangerous: （尤指政治上的）边缘政策（指威胁采取极端手段） The talks have collapsed and both sides have resorted to brinkmanship.谈判失败了，双方都采用了边缘政策。 Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously hazmat on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously peril someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome brinkmanship | Business Englishbrinkmanship noun[ U ] uk /ˈbrɪŋkmənʃɪp/us(alsobrinksmanship) the activity, especially in politics, of trying to get what you want by saying that if you do not get it, you will do something that could be harmful or dangerous: The Congress and Senate have twice now resorted to brinkmanship in a bid to get the controversial tax packages passed. Examples of brinkmanshipbrinkmanship Scholars have examined the brinkmanship between intellectuals and the regime: how intellectuals reacted to the regime's propaganda and the regime dealt with the intellectuals' reaction. This form of brinkmanship can lead to stability and peace, but with the threat of a lethal breakdown always looming over it. Both later denied that the crisis spiralled to the level of nuclear brinkmanship. Notwithstanding these alternations, both authors partake in the game of brinkmanship with the otherness of the old. Political brinkmanship there was, but we should remember that the interdiction was also intended to stimulate private, in the absence of public, worship. The longer coalitions remain in place, the more stable they become, and the less likely that junior partners will engage in brinkmanship. But it is a most precarious position, this steadily sailing into the teeth of the wind, this economic "brinkmanship" that we are going in for. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In these events there were two essays, and we must not forget that there were two, in "brinkmanship". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless the détente gathers strength quickly, there will be further crises, and brinkmanship will not always pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason we are taking this position is not some dangerous piece of brinkmanship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But by the blackmail of brinkmanship it has more than once brought us to the very edge of the precipice of human disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is this element of brinkmanship which concerns me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, the threat of nuclear war had its deterrent effect on brinkmanship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should be made clear to them that brinkmanship will not suffice next time round. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The purpose of the exercise was political brinkmanship and to cover up the clear divisions between the individual authorities. 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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