saber-rattling 武力威胁
I think saber-rattling and talking about exercises for military intrusions do nothing but escalate the situation," she said.
我认为，军事恐吓或者有关军事入侵的讨论只能让局势更加恶化。
He very rarely puts his threat into practice-usually it's just saber -rattling.
他的恐吓威胁是很少见诸行动的，通常只是张牙舞爪，装模作样罢了！
Saber rattling that set the stage for war.
他们已作好长期争斗的准备。
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