ballyhoo /ˌbælɪˈhuː/ ( ballyhooing, ballyhooed, ballyhoos )

• 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. 一片喧嚣 [also 'a' N] [表不满]

  例：

  They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.

  他们在一片喧嚣中宣布，他们取得突破性的进展。

• 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. 大肆宣扬; 大肆吹嘘 [usu passive] [表不满]

  例：

  The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.

  红酒中和高胆固醇的功效在媒体上被夸大了。

  例：

  ...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars film.

  ...该部受到大肆宣传的新《星球大战》电影。