英语词汇“ballyhoo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	ballyhoo
释义	bal·ly·hoo I. \ˈbalēˌhü, -li-\ noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : an attention-getting demonstration or talk (as by a barker) to arouse interest in an entertainment < a stunt of sticking a trick knife through one arm to attract a crowd and then starting his ballyhoo — F.B.Gipson > 2. a. : publicity characterized by exaggeration, gross flamboyant display, or excessive sensationalism < a good deal of ballyhoo for safer driving > < burlesque … election campaign tactics and advertising ballyhoo — W.R.Frye > b. : empty or false talk : nonsense < every face powder must claim a “scientific” uniqueness, and by this ballyhoo millions are impressed — Ruth Benedict > < this claim cannot be dismissed as mere … ballyhoo — L.G.Pine > Synonyms: see publicity II. \“ sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb (ballyhooed ; ballyhooed ; ballyhooing ; ballyhoos) 1. : to direct ballyhoo at < ballyhoo the crowd with songs and speeches > < ballyhoo the public with false advertising > 2. : to drum up interest in by means of ballyhoo : publicize < gladiatorial meets were ballyhooed on the walls of ancient Rome — Dun's Review > < new cars carry on their bodies a shield or some such insigne ballyhooing the dealer from whom they were bought — New Yorker > III. noun also bal·ly·hu \ˈbalēˌhü, -li-\ (-s) Etymology: by folk etymology from American Spanish balajú : halfbeak; especially : either of two common tropical American halfbeaks (Hemiramphus braziliensis and Hyporamphus unifasciatus) much used for bait
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