显示实力 meaning in English

apec is starting to flex its muscles

Yet its poor space etiquette could be turned to advantage
然而尽管礼节不周到，却很显示实力。
An expeditionary force arrived in june 1840 to back these demands , and thus began the so - called first opium war ( 1840 - 42 )
为争取上述要求，英国显示实力，派遣远征军于一八四零年六月开抵中国，遂爆发第一次鸦片战争(一八四零至四二年) 。
From inside information extending over a series of years mr bloom was rather inclined to poohpooh the suggestion as egregious balderdash for , pending that consummation devoutly to be or not to be wished for , he was fully cognisant of the fact that their neighbours across the channel , unless they were much bigger fools than he took them for , rather concealed their strength than the opposite
根据经年累月的内幕消息，布卢姆先生颇倾向于把上述见解看作是荒谬透顶的胡言乱语，嗤之以鼻因为姑且不论他是否衷心企盼那样一种结局154 ，对这一事实他总是了如指掌：除非海峡对岸的那些邻人远比他所设想的还要愚蠢，否则与其认为他们在显示实力，毋宁说是藏而不露。