虚张声势 meaning in English
make an empty show of strength; be swashbuckling; be full of bravado; bluff and bluster; bluff purposely; borrowed plumes; flourish [flaunt] one's authority; make a tremendous show of force deliberately; make [put on; put up] a false show of strength; make a great show of force; make a pompous but empty show (of power) and influence; make a pretense (of power); make a deceptive show of power; make an empty [outward] show; maintain the appearance of strength; put up [on] a bluff; play a game of bluff; put up a bold front; whistle in the dark
Examples
- So in reality it was a mock adventure .
所以这实际上是一次虚张声势的险遇。 - "what somebody?" blustered brass .
“究竟是什么人呀？”布拉斯虚张声势地说道。 - I was not bluffing this time .
这回我可不是虚张声势了。 - Winter said, "i would guess it is for the show. "
温特说：“我想这是为了虚张声势。” - That is impossible; so it must be just a bluff .
那是不可能的，所以肯定不过是虚张声势。