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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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？
• Some sceptics dismiss the various proposals as political posturing.
  一些怀疑论者认为，这些各式各样的提案只不过是政治姿态。
• 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。
• It remains to be seen whether any of this gets beyond political posturing.
  目前尚不确定，这些举动是否会超越政治姿态的范畴。
• 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。
• 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。
• The posturing over the Deloitte-Longtop affair may make a resolution more difficult.
  在德勤-东南融通的事件中故作姿态可能使问题的解决更困难。
• 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。