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puffery

/ˈpʌfəri/

Meanings
noun

吹捧，夸大宣传。

An act of puffing.

Examples :

"The advertisement's claims about the smoothie's miraculous health benefits were clearly just puffery, designed to attract customers. "
这则广告里对这款冰沙神奇健康功效的宣称，显然只是夸大宣传，目的是为了吸引顾客。
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Related Words

Illustration advertisement

advertisement noun

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ /ədˈvɝtɪzmənt/

广告， 宣传。

"Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications."

公司试图通过广告来销售他们的产品，广告形式包括标语牌、电视短片和印刷出版物。

Illustration smoothie

smoothie noun

/ˈsmuːði/

花言巧语的人，油嘴滑舌的人

"The used car salesman was a real smoothie, charming and persuasive, but I still wasn't sure if I could trust him. "

那个二手车销售员真是个油嘴滑舌的人，既迷人又会说话，但我还是不确定能不能相信他。

Illustration unrealistic

unrealistic adjective

/ˌʌnriːəˈlɪstɪk/ /ˌʌnriːˈlɪstɪk/

不切实际，脱离现实

"Hoping to win the lottery is unrealistic. "

指望中彩票是不切实际的。

Illustration concrete

concrete noun

/kɵnˈkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑnkɹiːt/

混凝土，水泥。

"The bird's nest was a concrete example of how strong and carefully constructed things can be. "

鸟窝就是一个具体的例子，展现了事物可以多么坚固和精心地建造出来。

Illustration customers

customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

顾客，客户

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

每个路过的人都可能是潜在的顾客。

Illustration benefits

benefits noun

/ˈbɛnɪfɪts/ /ˈbɛnəfɪts/

好处，益处。

"It was for her benefit.   His benefit was free beer."

这是为了她的好处。他的好处是可以免费喝啤酒。

Illustration improvements

improvements noun

/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənts/

改进，改善，提高

"The improvements in the student's math skills were noticeable after the extra tutoring sessions. "

经过额外的辅导课程后，学生的数学技能有了显著的提高。

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

Illustration miraculous

miraculous adjective

/məˈɹækjʊləs/ /məˈɹækjələs/

神奇，不可思议.

"The recovery of the injured bird was miraculous; it seemed impossible for it to survive such a severe fall. "

这只受伤的小鸟奇迹般地康复了，它从那么高的地方摔下来，竟然还能活下来，简直不可思议。

Illustration promising

promising verb

/ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

承诺，答应，保证。

"He promised to never return to this town again."

他承诺过永远不再回到这个镇上。

Illustration designed

designed verb

/dɪˈzaɪnd/

设计，规划，构思。

"The students designed posters for the school fair. "

学生们为学校的游园会设计了海报。

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。