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虚张声势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～。”许云峰象在嘲讽，又象在挑引外强中干的对方。他满不在乎地在椅子上坐下了。(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》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○三首长即便袭来，也绝不会从夹皮沟方向，因为他的～，就是为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，并不见来人，刘勋苍知他～，心更宽胆子更大，晃开了膀子，象赛跑一样的猛撵。(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～，以为疑兵。丞相实不在此。(《三国演义》201)My master wanted me to produce the impression that he was present. Really he was not there.
❍ 老爷明日坐堂，只管～，动文书，发签拿人，…… (《红楼梦》46)When you open court tomorrow,you should make a great display of authority. Send out writs,issue warrants for arrest. and so forth.
❍ 能强过别人是很高兴的事，但努力却又是吃苦的事，因此便想来取巧，不是自己假充一个强者，～，便是更进一步去陷害别人，陷害比自己更强的人。(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.
❍ 他们故意～，逼得守望楼的警兵跑上跑下关窗户，…… (高云览《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. 虚张声势making a false show of strength 虚张声势make an empty show of strength;bluff and bluster;be swashbuckling;make false pretences 虚张声势xū zhānɡ shēnɡ shì张：铺张，夸大。装出强大的声势。bluff, bravado, a bluff and bluster, put up a bluff, make a big fanfare of, make a demonstration |