posturing

英 [ˈpɒstʃərɪŋ]

美 [ˈpɑːstʃərɪŋ]

n.  做作的举止; 忸怩作态; 虚伪表现
v.  故作姿态; 装样子
posture的现在分词

复数：posturings　现在分词：posturing　

BNC.21892 / COCA.19999

牛津词典

noun

• 做作的举止；忸怩作态；虚伪表现
  behaviour that is not natural or sincere but is intended to attract attention or to have a particular effect

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （坐、立的）姿势，姿态
  Yourpostureis the position in which you stand or sit.
  1. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture...
     通过采取更好的坐姿，你的腹部马上就会看起来平坦一些。
  2. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful...
     锻炼、新鲜空气和好的坐立姿势都很有益。
  3. Sit in a relaxed upright posture.
     保持放松、直立的坐姿。
• N-COUNT 态度；立场
  Apostureis an attitude that you have towards something.
  1. The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture to one prepared for action...
     军方随时准备由防御立场转向备战立场。
  2. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry.
     没有一家银行因为这次调查而对该交易改变立场。
• VERB 故作姿态；装腔作势；装模作样
  You can say that someoneis posturingwhen you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people.
  1. She says the President may just be posturing.
     她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。

英英释义

noun

• adopting a vain conceited posture

双语例句

• Many are to blame for the current situation. But we have no time for finger-pointing or partisan posturing.
  许多人应对当前局面负责，但我们没时间进行指责或作党派之争。
• With the stakes so high we simply cannot afford the same old gridlock and partisan posturing in Washington.
  因为风险很高，所以我们根本不能承受华盛顿特区过去的那些僵局和党派之争。
• The posturing before the camera on both sides repelled me.
  双方在摄像机前装腔作势的姿态令我作呕。
• But the posturing on both sides is mostly for the domestic audience and unlikely to escalate.
  但是双方的政治姿态大多是做给国内民众看的，不太可能升级。
• I wonder whether they are right to dismiss the renegotiation idea as mere posturing.
  这些人不以为意地认为奥朗德重新谈判的想法仅仅是在摆姿态，我倒怀疑这些人的观点是否正确。
• Just a bit of pie-in-the-sky posturing of the sort that often occurs in high-altitude Davos?
  这不过是略微展现了一下“高屋建瓴”的达沃斯论坛时常会做出的空中画饼姿态？
• And while this is partly political posturing, it is hard to deny that those downgrades are rocking markets.
  尽管某种程度上讲，这是一种政治姿态，但人们很难否认，这些评级下调举措正令市场受到震动。
• I remind myself that the war in Iraq started with bellicose posturing and photographs.
  我提醒自己，伊拉克战争始于好斗的姿态和照片。
• Military planning drove decisions; bluster and posturing drove diplomacy.
  决定受军事策划的驱使；外交受恐吓和故作姿态的驱使。
• If one party sweeps the polls this November, gridlock might end: today's rhetorical posturing might turn into a consensus for action.
  如果今年11月某个党派在选举中大获全胜，这种僵局可能就会打破：今天的口头上摆姿态，届时可能就会变为行动的共识。