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fanfare

noun
🔊/ˈfænfeə(r)/
🔊/ˈfænfer/
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  1. [countable] a short loud piece of music that is played to celebrate somebody/something important arriving号角花彩，号角齐鸣（欢迎仪式等上奏的响亮短曲）
    • A fanfare of trumpets will sound for the Queen.皇后会吹号角。
    Topics Musicc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • little
    • trumpet
    • …
    verb + fanfare
    • give
    • play
    • sound
    • …
    fanfare + verb
    • surround something
    phrases
    • a fanfare of trumpets
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable] a large amount of activity and discussion in the media to celebrate somebody/something（为庆祝而在媒体上的）喧耀
    • The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。🔊🔊
    • Despite the fanfare of publicity that accompanied its launch, his latest novel sold only a few hundred copies.尽管伴随着发行而引起了公众的广泛关注，但他的最新小说仅售出了几百本。
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    • It was a bold law but there was a distinct lack of fanfare surrounding its passage.这是一项大胆创新的法律，但是其获得通过的过程却异乎寻常地低调。
    • The movie was released with little fanfare in 2019.这部电影在2019年几乎没有大张旗鼓地发行。
    • The new building was opened with great fanfare in January 1895.那座新建筑于 1895 年 1 月在盛大的欢庆活动中正式启用了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • little
    • trumpet
    • …
    verb + fanfare
    • give
    • play
    • sound
    • …
    fanfare + verb
    • surround something
    phrases
    • a fanfare of trumpets
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, ultimately of imitative origin.