"rattle your saber" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 秀肌肉（军事威胁）
• 展示武力

Definition

以展示或威胁动用军事力量来施压或恐吓他人；也用于泛指好战地威胁但不真正行动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个正式、新闻语境常见的表达，主要形容国家或领导人象征性地威胁动用武力。口语中不常见，名词形式为'saber-rattling'。

Examples

The government began to rattle its saber to show strength.

政府开始**秀肌肉**以显示强硬态度。

They threatened to rattle their saber if talks failed.

他们威胁说会**展示武力**，如果谈判失败的话。

The leader likes to rattle his saber during speeches.

领导人在演讲时喜欢**秀肌肉**。

Every time there's a crisis, the country starts rattling its saber.

每次遇到危机，这个国家就会**展示武力**。

He's not going to attack—he's just rattling his saber again.

他不会真的进攻——只是在**秀秀肌肉**而已。

Reporters accused the president of rattling his saber to distract from domestic problems.

记者指责总统**秀肌肉**，想转移国内问题的注意力。