柯林斯英汉双解大词典
trial balloon
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N-COUNT A trial balloon is a proposal that you mention or an action that you try in order to find out other people's reactions to it, especially if you think they are likely to oppose it. 试探气球 ; 为测试其他人的反应，尤其当你觉得他们持反对意见时的试行方案或行动。 [美国英语]
例：The petition could be just a trial balloon to test the administration's reaction.
这次上诉可作为测试政府反应的一个试行方案。
双语例句权威例句
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The petition could be just a trial balloon to test the administration's reaction.
这次上诉可作为测试政府反应的一个试行方案。
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If the enemy tried to shoot that trial balloon, the men would not go up.
如果敌人射击那只气球的话，他们就不再上去了。
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Even as RenRen is using this IPO to float its shares into the U.S. market, Wall Street seems to be using it to float a trial balloon.
人人网正在利用此次IPO在美国股市上大肆散发其股份，另一方面，华尔街却似乎把人人的IPO看成了一个试验气球。
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