"rattle your saber" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 秀肌肉（軍事威脅）
• 展示武力

Definition

以展示或威脅動用軍事力量來施壓或恐嚇他人；也泛指愛作威脅但不真正行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個正式、新聞語境較常見的表達，常形容國家或領袖象徵性地威脅動武。日常口語較少用，名詞形式為'saber-rattling'。

Examples

The government began to rattle its saber to show strength.

政府開始**秀肌肉**以顯示強硬態度。

They threatened to rattle their saber if talks failed.

他們威脅會**展示武力**，如果談判失敗的話。

The leader likes to rattle his saber during speeches.

領袖在演說時喜歡**秀肌肉**。

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

每次遇到危機，這個國家就會**展示武力**。

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

他不會真的進攻——只是又在**秀一秀肌肉**而已。

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

記者指責總統**秀肌肉**，以轉移國內問題的注意力。