saber-rattling

英 ['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ] 美 ['seɪbərr'ætlɪŋ]

• n. 战争叫嚣；武力威胁

英英释义

名词 saber rattling:

1. the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)