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

• 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。
• 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。
• Brandish a gun, a knife, an axe, etc
  挥舞枪、刀子、斧头等
• "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。
• I have seen this whole body of horse, upon a word of command, draw their swords at once, and brandish them in the air.
  我曾见过一整队这样的骑兵，一声令下，同时抽出剑来在空中挥舞。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。