ballyhoo
英 [ˌbæliˈhuː]
美 [ˈbælihuː]
n. 大吹大擂; 喧嚣
vt. （为…）大吹大擂
现在分词：ballyhooing 过去式：ballyhooed 第三人称单数：ballyhoos 过去分词：ballyhooed
BNC.46914 / COCA.35026
牛津词典
noun
- 大吹大擂；喧嚣
unnecessary noise and excitement
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 大吹大擂；大肆宣传；夸大其词
You can useballyhooto refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.- They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.
在一通大吹大擂中，他们宣布自己取得了突破。
- They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.
- VERB 夸大；吹嘘；大肆宣扬
If you say that somethingis ballyhooed, you mean that there is a lot of excitement about it and people are claiming that it is very good. You use this word especially when you think the thing is not as exciting or good as people say.- The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。 - ...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars movie.
受到热炒的新一集《星球大战》电影
- The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
英英释义
noun
verb
- advertize noisily or blatantly