ballyhoo

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. informal
  2. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.
  3. An unseaworthy or slovenly ship.
  4. Noisy shouting or uproar. informal
    — Talk, it's only talk / Babble, burble, banter / Bicker, bicker, bicker / Brouhaha, balderdash, ballyhoo / It's only talk / Back talk
  5. Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools.; Hemiramphus brasiliensis
动词 v.
  1. To sensationalize or make grand claims. informal,transitive
    — Industry has picked up, railroads are carrying more freight, farm prices are better, but I am not going to indulge in issuing proclamations of over-enthusiastic assurance. We cannot ballyhoo ourselves back to prosperity.

词形变化

ballyhoos plural ballyhoos present,singular,third-person ballyhooing participle,present ballyhooed participle,past ballyhooed past ballyhoos plural ballyhoo plural ballyhoos plural

词汇关系

近义词
hoopla
衍生词
ballyhooer

词源

词源 1
A shortening of the Irish village Ballyhooly, known for its rowdiness.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Spanish balajúbor.
English ballyhoo
Borrowed from Spanish balajú.
词源 3
Possibly from Spanish balahú (“schooner”).
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