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

• Two soldiers were holding him, while two others were brandishing supple twigs and bringing them down at regular intervals on the man's bare back. The man shrieked unnaturally.
  两名士兵捉住他，另外两名挥动着柔软的树条，有节奏地抽挞着他的裸露的背脊，受惩罚的人异乎寻常地吼叫。
• But before you get too excited and start brandishing labels like freak, you should take a closer look at the numbers on shower-peeing frequency.
  但先别兴奋或是急于给人贴上怪胎的标签，你应该再仔细瞧一瞧人们在淋浴时小便的频率。
• 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。
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife.
  他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。
• Three masked men speaking Serbian and brandishing assault weapons ambush the car.
  三个讲塞尔维亚语的蒙面男子挥动着进攻性武器伏击了警车。
• 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。
• They sprang high into the air brandishing their spears.
  他们腾空高高跃起，挥舞着长矛。
• Suddenly several teenagers appeared brandishing guns – they threw us to the ground and tied us up.
  突然，几个青年人冒了出来，手里挥舞着手枪。他们将我们撂倒在地，然后绑了起来。
• As with those wristbands, today's ethical consumers parade their virtue, brandishing their bright red American Express cards, flaunting the labels on their eco-friendly clothes and driving around in their hybrid cars instead of just taking the bus.
  就像慈善腕带一样，今天的良知消费者大张旗鼓地宣扬他们的良好品德，炫耀其闪闪发光的RED标志美国运通卡，展示生态服装上的标签，驾驶混合动力车满世界游荡而不是去乘坐公共汽车。