| 词汇 | chest-beating |
| 释义 | chest-beating noun[ U ] (alsochest beating)uk /ˈtʃestˌbiː.tɪŋ/ us /ˈtʃestˌbiː.t̬ɪŋ/ usually disapproving forceful or proud behaviour that is intended to show other people that you are powerful, strong, or successful: （类似于金刚捶胸的动作）表示自信，体现优势、权势、威势 Their songs are little more than shows of adolescent chest-beating.他们的歌曲只不过是展现青春期自信的表演。 Instead of proper debate we have a lot of chest beating.我们双方都在大秀肌肉，而不是在真正辩论。 the action of hitting the chest repeatedly with the hands, done especially by male gorillas(= large apes) to show other animals how powerful and strong they are: 用双手捶胸的动作，尤指雄性大猩猩向其他动物炫耀自己的强大和力量时做出的动作 In the National Park we came across one juvenile male who indulged in a little chest-beating.在国家公园，我们遇到一只未成年的雄性猩猩，它特别喜欢做双手捶胸的动作。 The orangutan pushes over a dead tree in a noisy display of dominant behaviour, comparable to chest beating in gorillas.那只红猩猩推倒了一颗枯树，在树木的断裂声中展示自己的强势，一如大猩猩为展现实力而双手捶胸。 The Grand Prix is about more than cars - it is also the occasion for some of the world's biggest companies to engage in a weekend of corporate chest-beating. Even the modest professor allows himself a little chest-beating at this discovery. The European media had looked on with bemusement at the English newspapers' chest-beating. Chest beating and threatening to take over public hospitals ignores the problems that exist within the private sector. They do a lot of chest beating and tough talking about war. Boasting bighead blow blow your own trumpetidiom blowhard boast boastful boastfulness brag braggadocio braggadocious braggart chest-thumping crow crow about something flex humblebrag outbrag swaggerer toot toot your own hornidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing arrogance and conceit Violent or aggressive Animal (non-human) behaviour chest-beating adjective[ before noun ] (alsochest beating)uk /ˈtʃestˌbiː.tɪŋ/ us /ˈtʃestˌbiː.t̬ɪŋ/ usually disapproving trying by forceful or proud behaviour to show how powerful, strong, or successful you are: （金刚捶胸一般）表示自信的，体现优势、权势、威势的 She was utterly sick of his chest-beating displays of machismo.她完全厌倦了他的大男子主义宣泄。 As an actor he could project both chest-beating bravado and touching vulnerability. 作为一名演员，他既可以表现出金刚捶胸式的虚张声势，也可以表演动人的脆弱无助。 hitting the chest repeatedly with the hands: 双手捶胸的 The show turns to the world of primates - from chest-beating gorillas to tiny lemurs.节目切换到了灵长目的世界 - 从大猩猩的捶胸动作到娇小的狐猴，镜头一一掠过 I've met my share of chest-beating alpha males. The wrong thing to do would be a big, chest-beating corporate campaign. I was horrified by the chest beating behaviour on the panel. Boasting bighead blow blow your own trumpetidiom blowhard boast boastful boastfulness brag braggadocio braggadocious braggart chest-thumping crow crow about something flex humblebrag outbrag swaggerer toot toot your own hornidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing arrogance and conceit Violent or aggressive Animal (non-human) behaviour |
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