词汇 | chest-beating |
释义 | chest-beating noun [ U ] (also chest beating) uk/ˈtʃestˌbiː.tɪŋ/ us/ˈtʃestˌbiː.t̬ɪŋ/ usually disapproving(类似于金刚捶胸的动作)表示自信,体现优势、权势、威势 forceful or proud behaviour that is intended to show other people that you are powerful, strong, or successful Their songs are little more than shows of adolescent chest-beating. 他们的歌曲只不过是展现青春期自信的表演。 Instead of proper debate we have a lot of chest beating. 我们双方都在大秀肌肉,而不是在真正辩论。 用双手捶胸的动作,尤指雄性大猩猩向其他动物炫耀自己的强大和力量时做出的动作 the action of hitting the chest repeatedly with the hands, done especially by male gorillas (= large apes) to show other animals how powerful and strong they are In the National Park we came across one juvenile male who indulged in a little chest-beating. 在国家公园,我们遇到一只未成年的雄性猩猩,它特别喜欢做双手捶胸的动作。 The orangutan pushes over a dead tree in a noisy display of dominant behaviour, comparable to chest beating in gorillas. 那只红猩猩推倒了一颗枯树,在树木的断裂声中展示自己的强势,一如大猩猩为展现实力而双手捶胸。
chest-beating adjective [ before noun ] (also chest beating) uk/ˈtʃestˌbiː.tɪŋ/ us/ˈtʃestˌbiː.t̬ɪŋ/ usually disapproving(金刚捶胸一般)表示自信的,体现优势、权势、威势的 trying by forceful or proud behaviour to show how powerful, strong, or successful you are She was utterly sick of his chest-beating displays of machismo. 她完全厌倦了他的大男子主义宣泄。 As an actor he could project both chest-beating bravado and touching vulnerability. 作为一名演员,他既可以表现出金刚捶胸式的虚张声势,也可以表演动人的脆弱无助。 双手捶胸的 hitting the chest repeatedly with the hands The show turns to the world of primates - from chest-beating gorillas to tiny lemurs. 节目切换到了灵长目的世界 - 从大猩猩的捶胸动作到娇小的狐猴,镜头一一掠过
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