brandishing
present participle ofbrandish
| 单词 | brandishing |
| 释义 | brandishing present participle ofbrandish brandish verb[T] uk/ˈbræn.dɪʃ/us/ˈbræn.dɪʃ/towavesomething in theairin athreateningorexcitedway: She brandished asaucepanatme so Iranout of thekitchen. Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Examplesofbrandishingbrandishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Their fiery speeches, their ' secret ' gatherings so easily penetrated by informers, theirbrandishingof home-made pikes can also be read as theatre, bravado, coat-trailing. From theCambridge English Corpus Brandishingthe key, he goes in after her. From theCambridge English Corpus Brandishingrhetorical remarks about good order and discipline never helps in an industrial dis- pute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also those who believe that it is possible to make people do things bybrandishingthe big stick of insecurity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are interested in controlling, as well asbrandishing, arms, they should show it by making a positive response. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must never be part of an alliance which retaliates to threats bybrandishingnuclear arms or nothing at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The contractor has to look at the man who isbrandishingthe form before him and to decide whether the man is like his photograph. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he considerbrandishingthe deterrent of being banned from driving for life in order to minimise, if not eliminate, this type of crime? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite possible that such places are likely to experience the arrival of the police at anti-social hours,brandishingtheir warrants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not bebrandishinga norm; they should bebrandishingguidance and the idea of an average figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they arebrandishingtheir arms and crying out against this iniquitous regulation, which they themselves imposed in principle not two years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can all startbrandishingfigures about the number of asylum seekers entering this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There would not even bebrandishingof averages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone isbrandishingthe slogan ‘less bureaucracy’. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Salesmen in receipt of commission only,brandishingrespectable cards from distinguished insurance companies, were able to hoodwink innocent people into parting with large sums of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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