1N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN]大吹大擂;大肆宣传;夸大其词 You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated. 大吹大擂;大肆宣传;夸大其词 [disapproval]
They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.
在一通大吹大擂中,他们宣布自己取得了突破。
2VERB [usually passive]夸大;吹嘘;大肆宣扬 If you say that something is ballyhooed, you mean that there is a lot of excitement about it and people are claiming that it is very good. You use this word especially when you think the thing is not as exciting or good as people say. 夸大;吹嘘;大肆宣扬 [disapproval]
The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. [beVERB-ed]
红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。
...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars movie. [VERB-ed]