saber-rattling

英['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ] 美['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ]
  • n.战争叫嚣;武力威胁
  • saber n.军刀;佩剑v.用马刀砍=sabre(美).
名词 saber rattling:
  1. the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)