posturing over sth
over 后面接各方争执的议题或对象。
There has been months of political posturing over the new budget.
围绕新预算,各方已经进行了数月的政治作态。
装腔作势;摆姿态
(鸟类的)姿态展示;炫耀行为;摆出夸张的姿势或态度。;摆出虚荣自负的姿态;某些鸟类发出信号等的动作姿态行为。
The act of adopting an exaggerated or affected pose or attitude, especially to impress or deceive others.
常含贬义
摆出夸张的姿势或态度。
The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.
摆出虚荣自负的姿态
adopting a vain conceited posture
某些鸟类发出信号等的动作姿态行为。
The behavior of some birds as a means of signalling, etc.
His constant posturing at parties annoyed everyone.
他在派对上不停地摆出虚荣自负的姿态,让所有人都感到厌烦。
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,表示摆出虚荣自负的姿态,在句中作主语。
The politician's posturing was seen as insincere by the voters.
这位政客的摆姿态被选民视为不真诚。
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,描述政治人物摆出的虚荣自负姿态,在句中作主语。
She saw through his posturing and recognized his insecurity.
她看穿了他摆出的虚荣自负姿态,认识到他的不安全感。
用法提示:“posturing”作名词,指某人刻意表现出的虚荣自负行为,在句中作宾语。
over 后面接各方争执的议题或对象。
There has been months of political posturing over the new budget.
围绕新预算,各方已经进行了数月的政治作态。
用 by 引出做出这种姿态的一方。
The posturing by both sides has delayed any real negotiation.
双方的摆姿态已经拖延了任何实质性的谈判。
常用来说明某人的强硬言辞或威胁并没有实质内容。
Don't take their threats seriously — it's just posturing.
别把他们的威胁当真——那不过是装腔作势。
与 engage in 搭配时,posturing 作不可数名词,泛指这类行为。
Both governments engaged in posturing before the summit began.
峰会开始前,两国政府都在摆姿态。
posturing 常带贬义,指摆出某种姿态;posing 更强调具体姿势或刻意表演,在“装腔作势”义上可互换。
affectation 多指习惯性的做作姿态或言语,posturing 更强调当下摆出的姿态,二者并非总可互换。
grandstanding 多用于政治或公共场合,强调刻意迎合观众;posturing 范围更广,不一定有听众。
pretentiousness 强调“故作高深、自以为了不起”,是一种品质;posturing 更指外在的姿态表演。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whole debate was just a political posturing.
正确表达The whole debate was just political posturing.
posturing 表示“装腔作势的行为”时是不可数名词,前面不能加不定冠词 a;要表达“只是政治作秀”,直接用形容词加不可数名词即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yoga every morning has greatly improved my posturing.
正确表达Yoga every morning has greatly improved my posture.
指身体“姿势、体态”时要用不可数名词 posture;posturing 只表示装腔作势的行为,不能用来指坐姿或站姿。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stop posturing yourself and answer the question.
正确表达Stop posturing and answer the question.
posture 作动词是不及物的,后面不能接反身代词作宾语;其 -ing 形式 posturing 同样不带宾语,直接说 stop posturing 即可。
指言行一致、不虚伪,与装腔作势的posturing相对。
指不炫耀、不摆姿态,与posturing的自我夸耀相对。
指说话行事坦诚,不故作姿态,与posturing的爱表现相对。
强调不假装、不摆姿态,与posturing的夸饰相反。
posture 多指具体的身体姿势,或公开表明的态度、立场;posturing 强调为炫耀或掩饰而摆出夸张姿态的行为,常含贬义。
posing 指为拍照、画像摆姿势,或冒充他人;posturing 指装腔作势地摆出某种态度,通常不涉及身体姿势或身份冒充。
affectation 指言谈举止上刻意不自然的做作;posturing 更强调在态度、立场上摆出夸张架势以博取注意或威慑他人。
政治作秀;政治姿态
The debate was full of political posturing rather than real solutions.
这场辩论充满了政治作秀,而不是真正的解决方案。
公开摆姿态;公开作秀
The CEO's public posturing annoyed the employees.
首席执行官公开摆姿态的行为让员工们很反感。
挑衅性的姿态展示;咄咄逼人的作态
The aggressive posturing between the two countries raised tensions.
两国之间咄咄逼人的姿态使紧张局势升级。
防御性姿态;自卫姿态
The cat's defensive posturing warned the dog to stay away.
猫的防御性姿态警告狗不要靠近。
媒体作秀
Much of the report was just media posturing by the celebrity.
这篇报道很大程度上只是那位名人的媒体作秀。
鸟类的'posturing'常用于求偶,是该词在动物行为学上的关联概念。
在动物行为学中,'posturing'是一种仪式化的展示行为,用于求偶或示威。
既可指鸟类的理羽行为,也比喻人自鸣得意地故作姿态,与该词的'摆姿态'含义相通。
摆出夸张姿态常出于虚荣心,与该词'摆出虚荣自负的姿态'一义相关。
常与'posturing'一同出现在政治军事语境中,指通过炫耀武力来虚张声势。
政治作秀
The debate was mostly political posturing rather than a real discussion.
这场辩论大多是政治作秀,而非真正的讨论。
在镜头前摆姿态
The rivals were posturing for the cameras before the negotiation.
谈判前,双方对手在镜头前摆姿态。
装受害者姿态
His constant victim posturing made it hard to take him seriously.
他不断装出受害者的姿态,让人很难认真对待他。
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