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？
• 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。
• 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。
• She says the President may just be posturing.
  她说总统也许只是在做样子而已。
• 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。
• Yet this encouraging initiative is already being undermined by some premature bilateral posturing.
  但双方过早地摆出了一些姿态，从而对这项令人鼓舞的工作产生了不利影响。
• 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。
• And after all the politics and all the posturing, this is about the right of every human being to live with dignity and security.
  在种种政治较量和种种姿态背后，最根本的是每个人都有权过有尊严和安全无虞的生活。
• 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。
• Anti-American posturing, by contrast, is rewarded with an apology and concessions.
  相形之下，奥巴马政府对反美者却又是道歉又是妥协。