ballyhoo[,bæli'hu:; 'bæli,hu:]n.1.■[美国英语]2.■哗众取宠;大吹大擂;假大空的宣传3.■招徕生意的广告;夸大宣传4.■招徕观众的杂耍(或片断表演)5.■呐喊; 喧闹6.■【鱼类】(栖息于大西洋两岸的)繥(Hemiramphus brasiliensis)vt.1.■为…大吹大擂;大肆宣扬,大吹大擂地宣扬:The ads ballyhooed the book's virtues.广告大肆宣扬那本书的优点。2.■在…中作大吹大擂的宣扬(或宣传):to ballyhoo the expenders with false advertising用假广告蛊惑消费者to ballyhoo something up把某事大吹大擂一番vi.1.■大吹大擂,大肆宣传变形n.ballyhoos变形vt.ballyhooedballyhooing
ballyhooballyhoo[ˈbælihu:]n.[美俚]1.■哗众取宠、大吹大擂的广告[文章, 演说]2.■喧闹, 吵吵嚷嚷; 宣传The candidate's campaign was attended with too much ballyhoo.对候选人的竞选宣传得太过分了。