| 单词 | ballyhoo |
| 释义 | ballyhoo n. /bal"ee hooh'/; v. /bal"ee hooh', bal'ee hooh"/, n. , pl. ballyhoos, v. , ballyhooed, ballyhooing. n. 1. a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity. 2. clamor or outcry. 3. a halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, inhabiting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. v.t. , v.i. 4. to advertise or push by ballyhoo. [1830-40, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] Syn. 1. buildup, hoopla, fanfare; hype. |
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