ballyhoo

1. N-UNCOUNT You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated. 一片喧囂[also 'a' N] [表不滿]

They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough. 他們?cè)谝黄鷩讨行麃眩麄內(nèi)〉猛黄菩缘倪M(jìn)展。

2. V-T If you say that something is ballyhooed, you mean that there is a lot of excitement about it and people are claiming that it is very good. You use this word especially when you think the thing is not as exciting or good as people say. 大肆宣敭; 大肆吹噓[usu passive] [表不滿]

The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. 紅酒中和高膽固醇的功傚在媒躰上被誇大了。

...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars film. ...該部受到大肆宣傳的新《星球大戰(zhàn)》電影。