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brandish
挥舞;挥动
核心释义
the act of waving or flourishing something
- 1.
挥舞或摇动的动作
The act of flourishing or waving.
- 2.
挥舞的动作
the act of waving
挥舞或摇动的动作;挥舞的动作;挥舞
用法In use
The knight's brandish of his sword signaled the start of the duel.
用法提示:此处'brandish'作为名词,意为'挥舞的动作',与定冠词和介词搭配使用。
A brandish of the flag drew the crowd's attention.
用法提示:'brandish'用作名词,前有不定冠词'af',后接介词'of',表示具体一次挥舞行为。
He responded with a threatening brandish of his walking stick.
用法提示:'brandish'前有形容词'threatening'修饰,后接'of'短语,描述挥舞的工具。
a brandish of sth
brandish 作名词时为可数名词,常用“a brandish of + 具体物品”的结构,多见于文学描写。
A sudden brandish of the knife sent the crowd backing away.
突然挥舞了一下刀,人群纷纷后退。
with a brandish of sth
“with a brandish of...”作方式状语,说明伴随挥手动作的方式,语气偏书面。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- with a brandish of [something]
- 挥舞着(某物)
- He greeted us with a brandish of his sword.他挥舞着剑向我们致意。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 brand(品牌)和 ish:像挥舞印着品牌的大旗,动作张扬引人注意。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary prose、historical writing 该名词义“挥舞;挥动”比较正式,多用于文学作品或历史叙述中,日常口语很少见;作为名词使用时也比动词更少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
blandish rhymes with brandish (/ˈbrændɪʃ/ /ˈblændɪʃ/). The others (childish, foolish, selfish, snobbish, pinkish) are spelling lookalikes: they all end in -ish /ɪʃ/, but their stressed vowel differs, so none rhymes with brandish.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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