| 单词 | trial balloon |
| 释义 | trial balloon (once / 67156 pages) n WORD FAMILY trial balloon: trial balloons USAGE EXAMPLESWhen an American politician is considering a Presidential campaign, it’s common to float a “trial balloon.” The New Yorker(Nov 04, 2016) The Clinton team may just be floating an inconsequential trial balloon or trying to drum up pre-election enthusiasm within the party's base. BBC(Oct 28, 2016) The show “is not a trial balloon,” he added. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1n a test of public opinion Hyper test, trial, trial run, tryout trying something to find out about it 2n a balloon sent up to test air currents Hyper balloon large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
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