| 单词 | trial balloon |
| 释义 | trial balloonSEE SYNONYMS FOR trial balloon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna statement, program, or the like issued publicly as a means of determining reactions in advance: The speech was a trial balloon for a new law. Origin of trial balloonFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby trial balloontriad syndrome, triage, trial, trial and error, trial balance, trial balloon, trial by battle, trial by fire, trial court, trial denture, trial examiner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trial balloon
British Dictionary definitions for trial balloontrial balloon nouna tentative action or statement designed to test public opinion on a controversial matterCompare ballon d'essai Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with trial balloontrial balloon An idea or plan advanced tentatively to test public reaction, as in Let's send up a trial balloon for this new program before we commit ourselves. This expression alludes to sending up balloons to test weather conditions. [c. 1930] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for trial balloontrial balloon A small campaign or test designed to gauge public response. The term originally referred to a balloon sent up to determine weather conditions: “The speech on free trade that the candidate delivered last month must have been a trial balloon; the audience reacted with hostility, and he has not mentioned the subject since.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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