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

• Political posturing aside, precisely what limits are you for?
  先把政治姿态放一边，准确地说你支持何种限制尺度？
• 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。
• Having wasted months on posturing, Congress has run out of time to address the larger issues.
  国会花了几个月的时间来装腔作势，现在已没有时间来解决更棘手的问题。
• Courtship and reproduction in seahorses is elaborate, involving changing colour and much posturing.
  海马中的繁殖和求偶是精心准备的，包括改变颜色和摆出相当多的姿势。
• 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。
• I could take a little bombastic posturing if it helped to keep Russia on the right road.
  假如这种夸夸其谈的姿态有助于使俄罗斯走上正确的道路，我可以接受少许这种姿态。
• 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。
• That's why, as soon as we're past the campaign posturing, President Obama needs to fight harder for big stimulus projects& in infrastructure or alternative energy.
  一旦过了中期竞选，这就是为什么总统奥巴马需要更加努力为基础设施或替代能源这些大的刺激项目而奔走。
• 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。
• There is also an element of posturing behind some of the demands on China.
  对中国提出的一些要求背后，还存在一个摆姿态的因素。