音标:[ˈbrændɪʃt] ;
v. 挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 ); 炫耀
imp. & p. p. of Brandish

brandish的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The demonstrators brandished banners and shouted slogans.示威者挥舞着旗帜,呼喊着口号。
用作名词(n.)
  1. She answered with a brandish of her umbrella.她挥动著伞回答。

经典引文

  • Lawes which they so impotently brandish against others.

    出自:Milton
  • Flailing their arms, brandishing their fists.

    出自:A. Haley
  • His wife brandished a copy of a women's magazine.

    出自:P. Ackroyd
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