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单词 crowd-puller
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Definition of crowd-puller in English:

crowd-puller

nounˈkraʊdpʊləˈkraʊdˌpʊlər
informal
  • An event, person, or display that attracts a large audience.

    the Boat Show is one of the south coast's major crowd-pullers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Live shows and film stars are sure crowd-pullers.
    • Beauty queens and film stars may be good crowd-pullers but people are no longer gullible to vote for them.
    • It may only be January but work is already under way to make sure the August crowd-puller gets off the ground and is a huge success.
    • The cars are crowd-pullers and appear around the country at stately homes, shopping centres and country fairs.
    • Much is riding on the new one-day format's capacity to attract young and old to a version of the game which is played midweek up and down the country in club cricket but has never before been offered up as a county crowd-puller.
    • But the real crowd-pullers have been the ‘concept’ cars and bikes showcasing future technologies and raising the aspirations of customers.
    • Baby elephant Kito has been a crowd-puller with thousands of visitors flocking to the zoo to catch their first glimpse of him.
    • With the school Easter holiday imminent - traditionally the moment when the tourist season kicks off in earnest - visitor attractions around the region are revealing their new crowd-pullers.
    • What is an American movie if not a crowd-puller?
    • Successive fashion events like the India Fashion Week, held this time in Mumbai, have come to be major crowd-pullers, attracting people even from foreign countries.
    • You can't deny that the exhibits are crowd-pullers, but they are not going to get maximum attention on their own.
    • The Mastiff was a big crowd-puller in the recently concluded championship dog show in the city.
    • At times, he has been a thorn in the side of successive political leaders, but as an orator he is one of the best crowd-pullers in the party.
    • She is much anthologised, frequently quoted and feted by the organisers of literary festivals and the like who can recognise a crowd-puller when they see one.
    • Easter bookings don't give enough time to get crowd-pullers.
    • Big supermarket chains are using petrol as a crowd-puller so that more people will come into their stores.
    • Another crowd-puller was a racing go-kart designed as a class project by last year's mechanical engineering students.
    • An improvement might have been the inclusion of two Polish composers who are real crowd-pullers.
    • Limerick, city and county, presents dozens of excellent cultural and other events annually but most of them are more niche attractions than mass crowd-pullers lasting a week or more.
    • But 15 years on it is one of motorcycle sport's biggest crowd-pullers.
    Synonyms
    success, box-office success, sell-out, winner, triumph, sensation

Derivatives

  • crowd-pulling

  • adjectiveˈkraʊdpʊlɪŋˈkraʊdpʊlɪŋ
    informal
    • And the crowd-pulling events gave many tourism operators the end-of-season shot in the arm they were hoping for.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Expo would include everything from promenades, cafes and bars to a casino and garden centre, with the exhibition hall putting on a crowd-pulling programme of shows and events.
      • Magic lanterns, kaleidoscopes, flip books and about 1,000 other clever devices to trick the eye are the irresistible attractions of this interactive - and crowd-pulling - show.
      • Its 2003 programme has been expanded to create this year's spectacular crowd-pulling event, which came to a close on February 14.
      • Over the past 25 years he has become a worldwide crowd-pulling headliner on both the major league club and jazz festival circuits.
 
 

Definition of crowd-puller in US English:

crowd-puller

nounˈkraʊdˌpʊlərˈkroudˌpo͝olər
informal
  • An event, person, or thing that attracts a large audience.

    the Boat Show is one of the south coast's major crowd-pullers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Mastiff was a big crowd-puller in the recently concluded championship dog show in the city.
    • Baby elephant Kito has been a crowd-puller with thousands of visitors flocking to the zoo to catch their first glimpse of him.
    • Beauty queens and film stars may be good crowd-pullers but people are no longer gullible to vote for them.
    • Limerick, city and county, presents dozens of excellent cultural and other events annually but most of them are more niche attractions than mass crowd-pullers lasting a week or more.
    • Big supermarket chains are using petrol as a crowd-puller so that more people will come into their stores.
    • Successive fashion events like the India Fashion Week, held this time in Mumbai, have come to be major crowd-pullers, attracting people even from foreign countries.
    • She is much anthologised, frequently quoted and feted by the organisers of literary festivals and the like who can recognise a crowd-puller when they see one.
    • At times, he has been a thorn in the side of successive political leaders, but as an orator he is one of the best crowd-pullers in the party.
    • An improvement might have been the inclusion of two Polish composers who are real crowd-pullers.
    • Much is riding on the new one-day format's capacity to attract young and old to a version of the game which is played midweek up and down the country in club cricket but has never before been offered up as a county crowd-puller.
    • With the school Easter holiday imminent - traditionally the moment when the tourist season kicks off in earnest - visitor attractions around the region are revealing their new crowd-pullers.
    • Another crowd-puller was a racing go-kart designed as a class project by last year's mechanical engineering students.
    • Live shows and film stars are sure crowd-pullers.
    • The cars are crowd-pullers and appear around the country at stately homes, shopping centres and country fairs.
    • But 15 years on it is one of motorcycle sport's biggest crowd-pullers.
    • You can't deny that the exhibits are crowd-pullers, but they are not going to get maximum attention on their own.
    • What is an American movie if not a crowd-puller?
    • It may only be January but work is already under way to make sure the August crowd-puller gets off the ground and is a huge success.
    • But the real crowd-pullers have been the ‘concept’ cars and bikes showcasing future technologies and raising the aspirations of customers.
    • Easter bookings don't give enough time to get crowd-pullers.
    Synonyms
    success, box-office success, sell-out, winner, triumph, sensation
 
 
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