brandish

英 [ˈbrændɪʃ]

美 [ˈbrændɪʃ]

v.  挑衅地挥舞，激动地挥舞(尤指武器)

现在分词：brandishing　过去式：brandished　第三人称单数：brandishes　过去分词：brandished　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14173 / COCA.13627

牛津词典

verb

• 挑衅地挥舞，激动地挥舞（尤指武器）
  to hold or wave sth, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited way

柯林斯词典

• VERB (威胁地）挥舞（尤指武器）
  If youbrandishsomething, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.
  1. He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
     他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。

英英释义

noun

• the act of waving
  Synonym:flourish

verb

• move or swing back and forth
  1. She waved her gun
  Synonym:flourishwave
• exhibit aggressively
  1. brandish a sword

双语例句

• Asked how he kept in shape to get into Captain Americas spandex suit and brandish the star-spangled shield again, Chris replied: I wish it was some clever thing.
  当我们问及他是如何保持身材以穿进美国队长的紧身衣以及再次挥舞着那有着闪亮星星的盾时，克里斯答道：我真希望有更聪明的方法。
• In among the usual clutter which small boys like to brandish were a strange necklace with a dragon motif, and an enigmatic medallion.
  与往常一样，孩子们在一起喧闹嬉戏，他们手中挥舞着一条绘有龙形图案的奇特项链和一个奇怪的大奖章。
• To fight darkness you don't brandish a sword but you light a candle.
  要想击败黑暗，您需要的不是刀枪剑戟，而是一支点亮的蜡烛。
• "He did not brandish the knife at anyone* but he injured himself in the leg," the police spokesman said.
  警方发言人说：他没有将匕首指向任何人，但是他刺伤了自己的腿。
• When he met with a Journal reporter, he quickly posed for photographs with hired security guards, who declined his request to brandish their guns for the picture& liability concerns, they said.
  当他与《华尔街日报》记者会面时，他很快摆好姿势要跟警卫合影，还让警卫举起枪来。不过考虑到职责在身，警卫拒绝了陈的请求。
• While the EU has promised unprecedented economic aid to Israel and the Palestinians if they make peace, it has shown increasing willingness to brandish the economic stick, too.
  虽然欧盟承诺，如果巴以修好，它将向以色列和巴勒斯坦人提供空前的经济援助，但它也越发表现出挥舞经济大棒的意愿。
• Choke to do not let oneself, I am worn with arm brandish chair cushion fan rise, hope odour can come loose as soon as possible.
  为了不让自己窒息，我用胳膊挥舞着椅垫扇了起来，希望气味会尽快散掉。
• To start with, they considered and discussed Brandish, rising young lawyer, and Fulton, rising young dentist.
  他们首先把两个人提上了议事日程，他们是正在崛起的年轻律师布雷迪什和年轻牙医福尔顿。
• To stop the run on Italian sovereign debt, policymakers need to brandish much bigger weapons than what they have yet come close to mobilising.
  要阻止意大利主权债务遭到抛售，政策制定者需要拿出远比他们即将动用的更大型的武器。
• The more immediate challenge for Apple, meanwhile, will be to convince its existing loyal customers that there are enough good reasons to brandish a computer on their wrists, even one bearing the stylish hallmark of Apple design studios.
  与此同时，苹果面临的更紧迫挑战是，如何说服现有的忠实客户相信一点：他们能找到充分的理由向别人炫耀戴在他们手腕上的计算机，即便上面带有苹果设计工作室的时尚标识。