big stick

基本解释

During the friction period, there is no precursory increasing of AE activity before the big stick-slip events.
摩擦滑动过程中，大的粘滑失稳前未见有AE活动前兆性的增强过程。
"E?So and all right! "The language joss-stick stares big double eye, ahead but have never had already listened way of doing favor this.
“呃？这样也行！”语香瞪大了双眼，以前可是从没有听说过这样的做法。
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So Microsoft buys the antitrust big stick-means of intimidation that the first toll-gate of one case turns Yahoo into American judicatory committee.
所以微软并购雅虎一案的第一道关卡则变成美国司法委员会的反垄断大棒。

As for a big confectioner like Cadbury, no doubt the promise of a non-stick ingredient would give its gum products an edge over its rivals.
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