VERB
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.
例句
The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。
...the much-ballyhooed new Star Wars movie.
受到热炒的新一集《星球大战》电影