brandishing

英 [ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ]

v.  挑衅地挥舞，激动地挥舞(尤指武器)
brandish的现在分词

现在分词：brandishing　

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。

双语例句

• Goldman has been reduced to brandishing the letter of the law and insisting that it adhered to market practice, which is not the same as ethical principle.
  高盛已经沦落到挥舞着法律条文，坚称自己符合市场惯例的地步，这与道德准则不是一回事。
• While visiting a beach in the south of France one day, Pablo Picasso was approached by a small boy brandishing a blank sheet of paper.
  有一天，毕加索去到法国南部的沙滩上，有个小男孩手挥舞一张白纸，向他走来。
• They sprang high into the air brandishing their spears.
  他们腾空高高跃起，挥舞着长矛。
• The men burst in wearing balaclavas and brandishing sawn-off shotguns.
  头戴遮脸盔式帽、挥舞着短管猎枪的几名男子冲了进来。
• Workers buttonhole Mr rice continually, brandishing samples for his approval.
  工人们不断拖住赖斯，向他炫耀样品，请他批准。
• India's Parliament descended into pandemonium Thursday, with one lawmaker letting off pepper spray and another allegedly brandishing a knife during a dispute over the creation of a new state.
  印度国会周四陷入一片混乱，在就设立新邦的争论中，一名议员喷了胡椒喷雾，另一人据说挥起了刀子。
• However, one gay-rights groups reacted with fury, brandishing the app "ridiculous and horrifying".
  然而，一个同性恋者权利团体则愤慨地抨击这款手机软件既可笑又可怕。
• The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword.
  那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。
• They sprang about brandishing their spears.
  他们挥舞着长矛跳来跳去。
• He rushed into the room brandishing a letter.
  他挥舞着一封信冲进屋里。