释义 |
trial balloonˈtrial balˌloon noun [countable]  - A good cabinet officer will take a policy proposal, put a trial balloon out.
- It was Mr Florio, elected in 1989, who floated himself as a trial balloon for Clintonomics.
something that you do or say in order to see whether other people will accept something or not: Senator Lott is floating trial balloons to test public opinion on the bill. |