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sabre-rattling

noun
🔊/ˈseɪbə rætlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈseɪbər rætlɪŋ/
(US English saber-rattling)
[uncountable]
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  1. the act, by a government, of trying to frighten the government of another country by threatening to use military force武力威胁；武力恫吓
    • There has been renewed sabre-rattling between the two countries.两国之间再次发生了激烈的争吵。