claque
n. 雇用的一群喝采者, 一群谄媚者, 一群捧场者
发音
US
/ˈklæk/
其它
UK
/ˈklæk/
词形变化
claques
复数
claques
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
集团喝彩
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2.
A group of fawning admirers.
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3.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
引申义
词汇关系
词源
Borrowed from French claque (“group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”, literally “a slap; a clap”).
来源:wiktionary