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brandish

/bran-dish/US // ˈbræn dɪʃ //UK // (ˈbrændɪʃ) //

烙印,品牌,烙画,挥舞

Related Words

flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电wield挥舞,挥动,挥舞着,挥舞手臂trot out奔走相告,奔跑起来exhibit展览,展品,展出,展现disport弃权,弃婴,弃置,弃儿raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来show显示,展示,显示出,表明expose揭发,揭露,暴露,揭穿shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动warn警告,警告说swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡threaten威胁,威胁说,恐吓,威胁到sport体育,运动,体育运动,体育项目display展示,展示的,展示的是gesture姿态,手势,姿势,势parade巡游,巡行,巡展,巡游活动show off炫耀,炫耀一下,炫耀一下吧,炫耀一番come on strong强势来袭,坚强起来吧,坚强起来throw weight around甩手掌柜,甩开膀子,甩开膀子大干一场,甩锅

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a flourish or waving, as of a weapon.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbflaunt, swing around
Forms: brandishing
Synonyms
flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电trot out奔走相告,奔跑起来wield挥舞,挥动,挥舞着,挥舞手臂display展示,展示的,展示的是disport弃权,弃婴,弃置,弃儿exhibit展览,展品,展出,展现expose揭发,揭露,暴露,揭穿gesture姿态,手势,姿势,势parade巡游,巡行,巡展,巡游活动raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动show显示,展示,显示出,表明sport体育,运动,体育运动,体育项目swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡threaten威胁,威胁说,恐吓,威胁到warn警告,警告说come on strong强势来袭,坚强起来吧,坚强起来show off炫耀,炫耀一下,炫耀一下吧,炫耀一番throw weight around甩手掌柜,甩开膀子,甩开膀子大干一场,甩锅

Examples

  • Those who do nothing to end the slaughter are as complicit as those who brandish their weapons.

  • It does not give you license to brandish a gun and wave it around.

  • Both Cameron and Sarkozy will now brandish their cojones, claiming to have had “a good war.”

  • As with his Harvard degree, Obama did not hesitate to brandish his pretty white wife with the Boston accent.

  • An ambitious stripling has only to brandish his sword and shout a few magniloquent words to induce them to rush to certain death.

  • Suddenly he was startled by seeing his mother snatch a stump of a fire-shovel from the hearth and brandish it over his head.

  • Who are we, the Wolves, to brandish empty firearms, to shrink from letting a little blood!

  • They brandish their torches and swiftly spin on one leg, and snap their fingers to chase away the aggressive spirits.

  • Thou didst also worship the bountiful immortals, and wast the first to brandish the veresma and to sing the Gathas.

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