n.极力吹捧;夸大宣传
It's all puffery and nonsense that can constrain and damage the mind and a life. 谁如果说这样的生活会压抑和损伤脑力和生命力,那绝对是胡说八道。
Western courts tend to dismiss the claims of real estate agents as "mere puffery". 西方的法院倾向于驳回房地产商的申诉而仅仅因“夸大其词”。
The satirical magazine Spy threw darts at all the puffery of the era, and was especially fast to disdain the gaudy arrivistes in favor of dandruff-flecked Old Money. 一家叫《窥视》的讽刺杂志对那一时代的浮夸风大肆抨击,尤其鄙视那些爱炫耀的暴发户,认为那些老富翁更有品味,尽管他们的头发上有头屑。
Might participants develop a non-conscious positive association with the department store, even after rejecting the ad as meaningless puffery? 参与者虽然对广告中毫无意义的马屁嗤之以鼻,但他们会在不知不觉中对这家百货公司产生好感吗?
Use the mail, fax, and e-mail. Consider putting together a brief newsletter that provides valuable information they can use, not just puffery about your company and products. 使用信函、传真或电邮。考虑编写一个简短的通讯,提供他们可以运用的有用信息,而不仅仅是有关你的公司和产品的吹嘘。