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

• Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel* Which smoked with bloody execution. we're fingermen, pal.
  不以命运的喜怒为意，挥舞着他的血腥的宝剑。
• 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。
• I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder with horror because of you when I brandish my sword before them.
  我在许多国民和君王面前向你抡我的刀、国民就必因你惊奇、君王也必因你极其恐慌。
• "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。
• Trust a Brit to brandish that kind of number, I thought.
  我觉得英国人显摆那类电话号码大可放心。
• Still, I wanted to know where in my home, office and wider world I should most forcefully brandish my disinfectant wipes and hand-sanitizer.
  不过，我希望知道我的家里、办公室和更广阔的世界里，有哪些地方我需要大力使用消毒纸巾和洗手液。
• 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。
• Analyze the racket grasp style, footwork, and the course of lead and brandish of the two baseline drives respectively, and compare the techniques and bio-mechanical characteristics between.
  分析两种不同网球底线击球技术的握拍法、步法和引拍挥拍的运动轨迹，比较它们的技术特点及其生物力学特征。
• By all means, brandish your achievements, but let your interviewer know what that meant for the team and/ or the company.
  展示自己的成果当然可以，但要让你的面试官知道这些成果给团队或者整个公司有什么意义。
• One person said Mr. Wang's work on the South China Sea appeared to be an effort to brandish his political credentials, showing political higher-ups he could defend Beijing's interests in one of the region's most volatile disputes.
  一位人士说，王宜林在南中国海的举动似乎是为了展示他的政治资本，向高层证明他可以在地区内最变幻不定的一场争端之中维护北京的利益。