brandish

IPA/ˈbrændɪʃ/
KK[brˈændɪʃ]IPA/ˈbrændɪʃ/

brandish — 動詞

  • brandishpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • brandisheshe / she / it
  • brandishedpast simple
  • brandishing-ing form

1. to hold up an object — usually a weapon — and move it about so that people can s

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

揮舞；亮出

高舉物品揮動，威嚇或炫耀

to hold up an object — usually a weapon — and move it about so that people can see it, often as a threat or as a show of triumph

例句

Shirin stormed into the meeting brandishing the resignation letter for everyone to see.

Shirin 衝進會議室，揮舞著辭職信，要讓所有人都看見。

brandish + document as a show of defiance

The robber brandished a small kitchen knife and ordered the cashier to open the till.

搶匪揮舞著一把小廚刀，命令收銀員打開收銀機。

typical pattern: brandish + weapon in a crime scene

常見搭配
  • brandish a weapon
  • brandish a sword
  • brandish a gun
  • brandish a knife
同義詞
  • wield

    stronger sense of using the object skilfully or with control, not just displaying it

  • flourish

    emphasises a showy, dramatic gesture rather than a threat

  • wave

    much more neutral; covers any back-and-forth motion of the hand or an object

反義詞
  • conceal

    to deliberately keep an object out of sight

  • sheathe

    specifically of a sword or blade, to put it back in its case

文法句型

brandish + object (typically a weapon or held item)

用法筆記

Object is almost always something held in the hand and visible from a distance — a weapon, a document, a trophy, a flag, or a banner. Avoid with abstract objects or with items the subject is merely carrying.

常見錯誤

He brandished a new idea at the meeting.
He proposed a new idea at the meeting.
brandish needs a physical object held in the hand, not an abstract concept.
She brandished her phone in her pocket.
She kept her phone in her pocket.
brandish means to show off or wave; an object hidden in a pocket cannot be brandished.

brandish — 名詞

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常用片語

  • brandish a weapon at someone

介系詞搭配

  • brandish at (someone)