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那不过是虚张声势的威胁。 It was more of an idle threat than anything. | ||
尤其，赫鲁晓夫先生尽是在虚张声势。 Mr. Khrushchev, moreover, was all bluff and bluster. | ||
任何一方或者双方都可能是在虚张声势。 Either side, or both, could be bluffing. | ||
我说这句话并不是虚张声势，也不是穷兵黩武。 I do not say this in any spirit of bravado or belligerence. | ||
重要的是准备军事解决途径来证明这并不是虚张声势。 It is essential to build up the military option and show that this is not a bluff. | ||
没有什么比虚张声势吓唬别人、让他钻入圈套并用计将他击败更加刺激了。 There is no greater thrill than to bluff a man, trap him, and outfox him. | ||
其中那些虚张声势的技巧能帮她在亚瑟王和海盗三部曲中做个很好的铺垫。 The swashbuckling skills will serve her well in King Arthur and the Pirates trilogy. | ||
一个诚挚的微笑，一次心灵的碰撞，哪怕寂然无声，也远胜过雷声般虚张声势的海誓山盟。 A sincere smile and a spiritual impact, even silent, far better than Thunder Bluff exchange solemn vows and pledges. | ||
当时，虚张声势往往多于真刀真枪，只有在极少场合双方才棍棒相见，而且一眨眼功夫就会收场。 There was always much more running and Shouting than actual fighting and on the few occasions that blows came to be exchanged, it was all over in the blink of an eye. | ||
他的戏剧假如没有了虚假的虚张声势、不免一死的恐惧和争取人际关系的组合会怎样呢？ What were his plays if not a mix of false bravado, mortal dread and the struggle for human connection? | ||
