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单词 posturing
释义
posturing
noun[U]
disapproving
uk
/ˈpɒs.tʃər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/
behaviourorspeechthat isintendedtoattractattentionandinterest, or to makepeoplebelievesomething that is nottrue:
装模作样；装腔作势；虚伪表现（或言论）
His writing has beendismissedasmereintellectualposturing.他的文章被斥为知识分子的装腔作势。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
  • conspicuous consumption
  • dressed
  • dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
  • flamboyance
  • flamboyantly
  • flashsomethingaround
  • flashily
  • flashy
  • flaunt
  • gimmick
  • grandstanding
  • hotdog
  • ostentatious
  • peacocking
  • posture
  • push(something)forward
  • razzmatazz
  • self-conscious
  • self-consciously
  • self-consciousness
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posture

verb[I]uk
us
(Definition ofposturingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofposturing

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She rejects hisposturingand quickly moves to the next day's nuptial arrangements.
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In the first instance, evidence reveals that 'ethicalposturing' emits signals capable of acknowledging intrinsic motivation.
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In general, however, boundary disputeposturinghad many facets whereby that process's village identity production mechanism was not always so evident.
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What enables this is an attitude of playfulness: more precisely, of playing at, ofposturing: a ludic stance that creates ironic distance from the real.
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As a result of guaranteed stalemate, both sides freely played the political game of rhetoric, symbols, and publicposturing.
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This has given a whole new dimension to sectarianposturing.
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No catatonic patient was able to give an account of the position in which he kept his limbs, thus remaining unaware ofposturing.
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Posturingcan occur in limbs ("classicposturing"), head ("psychic pillow"), and eyes ("staring").
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For long periods there may be immobility with open staring eyes and catatonicposturingof the limbs.
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It is a useful literature review that is free of jargon and dogmatic intellectualposturing.
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Such defensiveposturingindicated that the presentation of employment opportunities was not neutral but was framed to refute stereotypical cultural prejudice.
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The presence of these artifacts in the tombs was no mereposturing.
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Unfortunately, there are no data available whether post-acute patients recognize theposturingcharacterizing their acute state as their own.
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The same sign, that is, akinesia may be accompanied by different symptoms in both diseases, respectively, such as starting problems andposturing.
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We did not choose to do this because human social interactions do not begin with the sameposturingthat monkey social interactions do.
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