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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars movie.
     受到热炒的新一集《星球大战》电影

英英释义

noun

• blatant or sensational promotion
  Synonym:hooplahypeplug

verb

• advertize noisily or blatantly

双语例句

• We find newspaper ballyhoo difficult to live with.
  我们觉得难以容忍报纸的夸大宣传。
• 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。
• It better be good after all this ballyhoo.
  在大肆宣传之后，效果更好了。
• The candidate's campaign was attended with too much ballyhoo.
  对候选人的竞选宣传得太过分了。
• The process of faith, of bringing moments of intense inward understanding into the ballyhoo of life, seems to involve a lot of reading and talking& as people try to make sense of who God is and how holiness should be lived out.
  构筑信仰的过程，也就是把产生深刻内在感悟的时刻融入生活的喧嚣之中的过程，似乎牵涉大量的阅读和讨论&尤其是在人们试图弄清谁是上帝、如何才能活得圣洁的时候。
• 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。