balloon goes up

短语

发音

UK /bəˌluːn ɡəʊ̯z ˈʌp/
CA /bəˌlun ɡoʊ̯z ˈʌp/
US /bəˌlun ɡoʊ̯z ˈʌp/
AU /bəˌlʉːn ɡəʉ̯z ˈɐp/
NZ /bəˌlʉːn ɡɐʉ̯z ˈɐp/
SCOT /bəˌlʉn ɡoz ˈʌp/
IN /baˌluːn ɡoːz ˈəp/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Something exciting, risky, or troublesome begins.

    习语

    — When is your job interview? — The balloon goes up at 10 tomorrow.

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  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see balloon, go, up.

词源

Probably from the releasing of a balloon as a signal for an event to begin, possibly popularized by the use of balloons by the British Army during World War I (1914–1918) as a signal for artillery fire to commence.

来源：wiktionary