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claque

/ˈklæk/

Meanings
noun

雇佣的捧场者，叫好团。

A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

Examples :

"The director, nervous about his play's debut, hired a claque to ensure enthusiastic applause during key scenes. "
导演对他的新戏首演感到紧张，于是雇佣了一批叫好团，以确保在关键场景能获得热烈的掌声。
entertainment culture group
noun

捧场团，帮闲。

A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.

Examples :

"The politician's speech seemed popular, but it turned out much of the enthusiastic applause came from a claque he had planted in the audience. "
那位政客的演讲听起来很受欢迎，但后来发现，大部分热烈的掌声都来自他事先安排好的捧场团。
group politics entertainment society communication

Related Words

Illustration consensus

consensus noun

/kənˈsɛnsəs/

共识，一致意见.

"The class reached a consensus on which project to work on next. "

班级就下个项目做什么达成了共识。

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration enthusiastic

enthusiastic adjective

/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

热情，热心，积极。

"an enthusiastic lover of art"

一个热情的艺术爱好者

Illustration admirers

admirers noun

/əd.ˈmaɪ.ɹɚz/ /æd.ˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɚz/

爱慕者，仰慕者

"Many of the students were admirers of the talented musician. "

很多学生都是这位才华横溢的音乐家的仰慕者。

Illustration director

director noun

/daɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/ /daɪˈɹɛktɚ/

主管，负责人，导演。

"The school's drama club director organized the play's rehearsals. "

学校戏剧社的负责人组织了这次戏剧的彩排。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Illustration professor

professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

教授， 讲授。

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

史密斯教授，也就是历史系的系主任，做了一场关于罗马帝国的精彩讲座。

Illustration impression

impression noun

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/

印痕，压痕

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

他的头在枕头上压出了一个印痕。

Illustration audience

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

观众，听众

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

我们刚找到观众席坐下，灯就暗了。

Illustration applause

applause noun

/əˈplɔːz/ /əˈplɔz/

掌声，喝彩。

"The student's presentation received a loud applause from the entire class. "

那个学生的报告赢得了全班热烈的掌声。

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

政治家，政客.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

那位政治家在学校集会上发表了讲话，强调社区参与的重要性。

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

表演，演出，表现

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

对某项事业或职责的履行