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单词 the big stick
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the big stick
  1. (informal) the use or threat of force or power大棒政策(以武力或权力相威胁)
    • The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick.当权者平心静气地劝说,而不是施加压力。
    CultureThe phrase was made popular by President Theodore Roosevelt, who said that the US government should 'speak softly and carry a big stick'.
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