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ˈtrial balˌloon noun [countable] something that you do or say in order to see whether other people will accept something or not 试探性行为[言辞] Senator Lott is floating trial balloons to test public opinion on the bill. 洛特参议员放出“试探性气球”,看看舆论对这项议案的反应。Examples from the Corpustrial balloon• It was Mr Florio, elected in 1989, who floated himself as a trial balloon for Clintonomics.• A good cabinet officer will take a policy proposal, put a trial balloon out.ˈtrial balˌloon nounChineseSyllable order in you something or whether do say that to Corpus see |