brandish

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bran·dish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive] written  HOLDto wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon 〔危险或气势汹汹地〕挥舞〔尤指武器〕 A man leapt out, brandishing a kitchen knife. 一个男人挥着一把菜刀跳了出来。→ See Verb table

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brandish• A man brandishing a gun had threatened staff and customers at a local bank.• At one point, the suspect brandished a knife.• In her writing she recounts a story about one lovesick cowboy who brandished a pistol at her.• One witness claimed a shotgun had been brandished before police arrived at the scene.• Men's fists punched the air, brandishing flagons of beer.• He'd remembered the Walther Steve had brandished in Evelyn's Wandsworth house.• Stepping high in the light gravity and brandishing the bag before her, she ploughed her way out into the open air.• He brandished the moral force of government as his weapon.• Four horsemen dashed up at full gallop, shouting and brandishing their weapons.Origin brandish (1300-1400) Old French brandir, from brand “sword”

bran·dish verbChineseSyllable  

way, threatening Corpus around a or in something wave dangerous to especially

brandish
bran‧dish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive] writtento wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon:
    A man leapt out, brandishing a kitchen knife.

bran·dishBrE /ˈbrændɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they brandish BrE /ˈbrændɪʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it brandishes BrE /ˈbrændɪʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃɪz/ 🔊past simple brandished BrE /ˈbrændɪʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃt/ 🔊past participle brandished BrE /ˈbrændɪʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃt/ 🔊 -ing form brandishing BrE /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to hold or wave sth, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited way 挑衅地挥舞，激动地挥舞（尤指武器）