hoopla

英 [ˈhuːplɑː]

美 [ˈhuːplɑː]

n.  大吹大擂; 喧闹; 投环套物

BNC.49670 / COCA.18047

牛津词典

noun

• 大吹大擂；喧闹
  excitement about sth which gets a lot of public attention
• 投环套物
  a game in which players try to throw rings over objects in order to win them as prizes

英英释义

noun

• blatant or sensational promotion
  Synonym:ballyhoohypeplug

双语例句

• The purpose of all the hoopla out there is to boost civilian morale.
  外面那样大吹大擂的目的无非是要鼓舞一下民心。
• Time capsules are sometimes created and buried with much hoopla during celebrations such as a World Fair, cornerstone laying for a building or other event.
  “时间胶囊”有时是在喧闹的庆典上做好并深埋的，比如世界大事，就将其作为大厦基石或其它东西。
• The hoopla surrounding BP's discovery is therefore justified, as was the rise in its share price.
  围绕英国石油新发现的大肆宣传因而显得合情合理，就像其股价的攀升一样。
• But lurking inside the trade was an extra piece that Magic coach Stan Van Gundy has already termed a crucial part of the deal, though it went largely unnoticed amid the hoopla.
  但是潜藏在交易中的另一些细节，魔术主教练斯坦-范甘迪早就已经将此当做是交易中重要的一部份，尽管那重要的细节在喧闹中并没被察觉。
• The hoopla surrounding the panda cubs comes because the animals, notoriously uninterested in sex and famously choosy about mates, only have a window of several days to conceive each year.
  大熊猫三胞胎的诞生引发了轰动，这是因为大熊猫对性非常不感兴趣，对配偶非常挑剔，每年只有几天的时间适合受孕。
• While scorning the hoopla of traditional brands, the upstarts are racing to build brands of their own.
  虽然看不起传统商标太过吵闹，新贵们正迅速地建立属于自己的牌子。
• In spite of all the media hoopla, the public has shown little interest in the space program this year.
  尽管媒体大肆鼓吹，但公众今年对于太空计划并不感兴趣。
• There was a critical response from Senator Charles Schumer, who has been pushing for legislation over China's exchange rate. Just a day after there was much hoopla about the Chinese finally changing their policy, they are already backing off, he said.
  美国参议员查尔斯舒默（CharlesSchumer）做出了批评的回应。舒默一直在推动就人民币汇率立法，他表示：有关中国最终改变政策的大量报道仅仅出现一天后，它们就已经退却。
• What did you think the hoopla was about?
  你以为大肆宣扬是为了什么？
• Despite marketing hoopla and FUD ( fear, uncertainty, and doubt), DB2 UDB ( and IBM middleware for that matter) remain more competitively priced than ever in today's marketplace.
  虽然有市场上的极度兴奋和FUD（恐惧、不确定和怀疑），DB2UDB（以及相关IBM中间件）仍保持比当今市场更具竞争性的计价。