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ballyhoo

/noun bal-ee-hoo; verb bal-ee-hoo, bal-ee-hoo/US // noun ˈbæl iˌhu; verb ˈbæl iˌhu, ˌbæl iˈhu //UK // (ˌbælɪˈhuː) //

喧闹声,狂欢节,戏谑,喧嚣

Related Words

plug插头,塞子,堵塞,堵住publicity宣传,广告,宣扬,宣传活动buildup积累,积累起来的,积聚,积累的hoopla喧闹声,喧哗声,哗众取宠,喧嚣advertisement广告,广告词,广告语,广告牌hype炒作,炒热,炒作的,煽动promotion促进,促销,晋升,推广touting兜售,吹捧,兜兜转转,兜揽生意

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bal·ly·hoos.

    • : a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
    • : clamor or outcry.
    • : a halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis, inhabiting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
  1. 1

    bal·ly·hooed, bal·ly·hoo·ing.

    • : to advertise or push by ballyhoo.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpropaganda
Synonyms
advertisement广告,广告词,广告语,广告牌buildup积累,积累起来的,积聚,积累的hoopla喧闹声,喧哗声,哗众取宠,喧嚣hype炒作,炒热,炒作的,煽动plug插头,塞子,堵塞,堵住promotion促进,促销,晋升,推广publicity宣传,广告,宣扬,宣传活动touting兜售,吹捧,兜兜转转,兜揽生意

Examples

  • However, beneath the ballyhoo of this expensive charade, a lot is changing.

  • They should "not enable some widow or mother to say that her son was killed in an operation called 'Bunnyhug' or 'Ballyhoo.'"

  • I was using a ballyhoo bait hooked by a small hook through the lips, with a second and larger hook buried in the body.

  • Baby is right,” said Ballyhoo, with a nod of his head; “rain will fall within twelve hours.

  • If she would do the ballyhoo for a Kid Show, she would pack 'em in to bust down the sidewalls.

  • That's the dope, ain't it—the old dope of the reform gang—the ballyhoo of the bunch that can't let the existing order stand?

  • Why not hire a band, too; and get a ballyhoo to bark for your show?

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