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

• 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。
• Come on together! Brandish the florid youth together!
  一起舞动绚丽的青春吧！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
  他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。
• 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。
• And we must brandish the sword.
  我们必须挥舞手里的剑。