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flag-waving

/flag-wey-ving/US // ˈflægˌweɪ vɪŋ //

挥舞旗帜,摇旗呐喊,挥舞旗子,挥舞国旗

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism.

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Examples

  • Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.

  • There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.

  • When the game starts, there is only sand, a white ball, a flag indicating hole 1, and a “0” at the top of the screen.

  • But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.

  • One of the honor guard approached with slow, measured steps and presented the flag to a uniformed captain.

  • His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.

  • Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.

  • A white woman, Mrs. Henry Jacobi, who had been taken prisoner early in the month, crossed the plain holding a white flag.

  • The Cockalorum pondered over this for a moment, and then murmuring, "I prefer croquet," floundered away through the waving grass.

  • Don't you see him right behind that little man in yellow who is carrying a big blue flag?