A trial balloon is information sent out to the media in order to observe the reaction of an audience. It can be used by companies sending out press releases to judge reaction by customers, or it can be used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration.
例句与用法
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It was widely interpreted as a trial balloon aimed at reversing the administration's policy . 这些话被广泛地解释为企图改变政府政策的一个试探性气球。
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Bob mentioned the class presidency to ted as a trial balloon to see if ted might be interested in running 鲍勃向特德提到班主席职位以试探特德是否热衷于参加其竞选。
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