sabre-rattling

n [U] attempts to frighten sb by threatening to attack or punish him 武力盛胁; 炫耀武力: Her speech is mere sabre-rattling, ie She will not carry out her threats. 她讲的话只不过是吓唬人而已. * [attrib 作定语] sabre-rattling tactics 武力威胁手段.

rut, rutabaga, ruthless, ruthlessly, ruthlessness, rye, S, S, s, S-bend, s. s., SA, Sabbatarian, sabbath, sabbatical, sable, sabot, sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre (US saber), sabre-toothed, sabre-toothed tiger, sabretoothed, sac, saccharin, saccharine, sacerdotal, sacerdotalism, sachet, sack, sack-race, sackcloth, sackful, sacking, sacrament, sacramental, sacred, sacredly, sacredness, sacrifice,