hype

英 [haɪp] 美 [haɪp]

• n. 夸大的广告宣传；<俚>皮下注射液；吸毒成瘾的人
• v. 大肆宣传；炒作；刺激

英英释义

Noun:

1. blatant or sensational promotion

Verb:

1. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There was a big media hype for that new movie.
   那部新推出电影有很大的媒体宣传。
2. People went to see the movie because of all the hype.
   人们因各种天花乱坠的广告宣传而去看那部电影。
3. The public are not fooled by all the hype the press gave the event.
   新闻界言过其实的种种报道并没有愚弄得了公众。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Why do they hype up an election?
   他们为什么要大肆宣传选举呢?
2. The movie has been hyped up far beyond its worth.
   这部影片被吹得离了谱了。
3. Government nervousness about the internet was exacerbated by hype in the western press about Twitter bringing democracy to Iran.
   西方媒体对于推特给伊朗带来民主的炒作刺激了中国政府对于互联网紧张的神经。

经典引文

• They carried off the biggest money-making hype in sports history.

  出自：Publishers Weekly

• Despite some media hype Frost insists his series really 'breaks some new ground'.

  出自：Newsweek

近反义词

【近义词】

• promote 促进
• plug 塞子
• publicity 公众的注意
• propaganda 宣传
• buildup 集结
• excitement 激动
• hard sell 强行推销
• puff 喷出
• flimflam 胡说
• hot air 吹牛
• hysteria 歇斯特里症
• publicize 宣传
• build up 建立
• advertise 登广告
• tout 兜售
• push 推
• ballyhoo 大肆宣传
• hoopla 喧闹