虚张声势

拼音xū zhāng shēng shì

例句

1. 他说他不怕丢掉工作，可是我想他是在给自己虚张声势而已。He says that he is not afraid of losing his job, but I think he is just whistling in the dark.
2. 别理会他的威胁--完全是虚张声势。Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.

分词翻译

虚的英语翻译：

empty; in vain; modest; timid; virtual; false; void; weak

张的英语翻译：

exaggerate; open; set out; sheet; spread
【机】 sheet

声的英语翻译：

make a sound; reputation; sound; tone; voice
【化】 sound
【医】 phon-; phono-; sonus; sound

势的英语翻译：

circumstances; force; influence; potential; power; puissance; sign; situation
【医】 force

英语翻译

make an empty show of strength; swank; swash; bravado; jactation