| 釋義 |
虛張聲勢xū zhāng shēng shìbe swashbuckling(/swashbucklering); bluff and bluster; bounce; cut a fat hog; make (/put on) a big (/tremendous)show of force; make a big fanfare of; make a demonstration; make a great display of authority;make a pompous but empty show of strength; make pretences of power and influence; mock-majesty; put up a bluff (/a bold front); swank; swash/“何必～?！痹S云峰象在嘲諷，又象在挑引外強中干的對方。他滿不在乎地在椅子上坐下了。(羅廣斌、楊益言《紅巖》161)“Why all this bluster?” he asked,sitting down on a nearby chair. His attitued seemed calculated to mock at and provoke the enemy whose bombastic exterior covered such fatal weaknesses.
? 二○三首長即便襲來，也絕不會從夾皮溝方向，因為他的～，就是為了把匪徒的注意力吸引到那里去。(曲波《林海雪原》249)In any event they wouldn’t be coming from Jiapi Valley. Com mander 203 deliberately made a tremendous show of force there just the other day for the express purpose of attracting the enemy’s attention to that sector.…/又追了一程，并不見來人，劉勛蒼知他～，心更寬膽子更大，晃開了膀子，象賽跑一樣的猛攆。(曲波《林海雪原》75) Several minutes later,there was still no sign of anyone. The man had been faking again. Tank’s confidence grew; he sprinted,pumping his arms.
? 奉命教我～，以為疑兵。丞相實不在此。(《三國演義》201)My master wanted me to produce the impression that he was present. Really he was not there.
? 老爺明日坐堂，只管～，動文書，發(fā)簽?zāi)萌?，…?(《紅樓夢》46)When you open court tomorrow,you should make a great display of authority. Send out writs,issue warrants for arrest. and so forth.
? 能強過別人是很高興的事，但努力卻又是吃苦的事，因此便想來取巧，不是自己假充一個強者，～，便是更進一步去陷害別人，陷害比自己更強的人。(郭沫若《屈原》10)To surpass others is very pleasant,but to make an effort is very hard,and therefore men try to take a short cut,either pretending to be good,making false pretences,or,even worse,injuring other people,injuring those who are better than themselves.
? 他們故意～，逼得守望樓的警兵跑上跑下關(guān)窗戶，…… (高云覽《小城春秋》287)The men intentionally set up a savage clamour; this frightened the guards who rang the alarm and rushed from floor to floor closing the windows’iron shutters. 虛張聲勢making a false show of strength 虛張聲勢make an empty show of strength;bluff and bluster;be swashbuckling;make false pretences 虛張聲勢xū zhānɡ shēnɡ shì張：鋪張，夸大。裝出強大的聲勢。bluff, bravado, a bluff and bluster, put up a bluff, make a big fanfare of, make a demonstration |