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单词 rah-rah
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Definition of rah-rah in English:

rah-rah

adjective ˈrɑːrɑːrɑˈrɑ
North American informal
  • Marked by great or uncritical enthusiasm or excitement.

    狂热的,激动不已的

    many players were turned off by his rah-rah style

    许多选手对他的狂热劲感到厌烦。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't give a lot of formalized speeches - I don't give the rah-rah stuff.
    • Given her five years languishing in rah-rah roles, Christensen was happy to unleash her inner bad girl.
    • Oh, he could handle the work, but his rah-rah style rubbed million-dollar linebackers the wrong way.
    • Collins is not a rah-rah guy, but teammates value his calm demeanor in the huddle and on the sideline even when things ate going haywire.
    • We were hoping for a counterintuitive answer to this one - you know, some rah-rah exhortation that you shouldn't let a slow economy dull your ambitions.
    • It's a virtual community, united by rah-rah chat groups in which program participants dish training tips and offer encouragement.
    • Every time the rah-rah feeling in the country starts to wane, they come up with some way to get everyone to that boiling point again.
    • I'm not the rah-rah type, that's not my personality, but I'll be giving it 100% and everyone on the team knows that.
    • Barrel-chested and bombastic, he's always been the quintessential, larger-than-life, rah-rah leader.
    • The rah-rah atmosphere seems particularly strange given that, according to employees, the bulk of prospective donors are elderly.
    • There's not a lot of rah-rah stuff with these guys.
    • The extras include a number of featurettes that are actually informative rather than just being rah-rah adverts for the movie you already purchased or rented.
    • Golf announcers, with too few exceptions, have always been on the rah-rah side, acting in the booth as cheerleaders for the players.
    • He's not a rah-rah guy, but his play on the ice speaks pretty loud.
    • The corporate communications and public relations profession is remarkably quiet in all the rah-rah hype of blogging.
    • The former Cal coach maintains his rah-rah style that should work well with a team so heavy with rookies and second-year players that it resembles a college team.
    • By and large, the television reports were uniformly awful, in my opinion, with a rah-rah patriotism that television excels at.
    • Reagan's casual, almost flirtatious insolence is instantly attractive, and very modern for a 1940 rah-rah epic.
    • His rah-rah memos to the staff, exhorting them to higher greatness, fell flat on the page.
    • He was intense, dedicated and had a strong desire to win a Super Bowl, but word out of Oakland is that many were growing tired of his rah-rah approach.
nounˈrɑːrɑːrɑˈrɑ
mass nounNorth American informal
  • Great or uncritical enthusiasm and excitement.

    狂热的,激动不已的

    the unflappably optimistic rah-rah among the Democrats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They prove that having plenty of corporate rah-rah isn't enough if the public isn't clamoring for your new toy.
    • We've gone from the rah-rah of Capra to the cynicism of Kubrick, Coppola, Stone and, well, Kubrick again.
    • The administration's attempt to use personal relationships, loans and rhetorical rah-rah to nudge the country toward domestic reform simply has not worked.
    • And we're competing for our livelihood, so we don't need a lot of rah-rah.
    • This movie spends a little too much time on the rah-rah and the drama, and not enough on the blatant unrealities of this town.
    • He will do the usual rah-rah, maintain the economy has turned the corner and point to job growth in the past few months, claiming his tax cuts had something to do with that.
    • On this occasion, he served up the usual rah-rah about the war.
    • I mean, that kind of heart is more than just the rah-rah you hear about, OK?
    • If you come across, personality-wise, as someone sturdy and supportive, then guys who need a little rah-rah now and then will be attracted to you.

Origin

Early 20th century: reduplication of rah.

Definition of rah-rah in US English:

rah-rah

adjectiveräˈrärɑˈrɑ
North American informal
  • Marked by great or uncritical enthusiasm or excitement.

    狂热的,激动不已的

    many players were turned off by his rah-rah style

    许多选手对他的狂热劲感到厌烦。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oh, he could handle the work, but his rah-rah style rubbed million-dollar linebackers the wrong way.
    • The corporate communications and public relations profession is remarkably quiet in all the rah-rah hype of blogging.
    • Every time the rah-rah feeling in the country starts to wane, they come up with some way to get everyone to that boiling point again.
    • The rah-rah atmosphere seems particularly strange given that, according to employees, the bulk of prospective donors are elderly.
    • We were hoping for a counterintuitive answer to this one - you know, some rah-rah exhortation that you shouldn't let a slow economy dull your ambitions.
    • The extras include a number of featurettes that are actually informative rather than just being rah-rah adverts for the movie you already purchased or rented.
    • He was intense, dedicated and had a strong desire to win a Super Bowl, but word out of Oakland is that many were growing tired of his rah-rah approach.
    • Collins is not a rah-rah guy, but teammates value his calm demeanor in the huddle and on the sideline even when things ate going haywire.
    • By and large, the television reports were uniformly awful, in my opinion, with a rah-rah patriotism that television excels at.
    • I don't give a lot of formalized speeches - I don't give the rah-rah stuff.
    • His rah-rah memos to the staff, exhorting them to higher greatness, fell flat on the page.
    • Reagan's casual, almost flirtatious insolence is instantly attractive, and very modern for a 1940 rah-rah epic.
    • Given her five years languishing in rah-rah roles, Christensen was happy to unleash her inner bad girl.
    • I'm not the rah-rah type, that's not my personality, but I'll be giving it 100% and everyone on the team knows that.
    • The former Cal coach maintains his rah-rah style that should work well with a team so heavy with rookies and second-year players that it resembles a college team.
    • It's a virtual community, united by rah-rah chat groups in which program participants dish training tips and offer encouragement.
    • Golf announcers, with too few exceptions, have always been on the rah-rah side, acting in the booth as cheerleaders for the players.
    • There's not a lot of rah-rah stuff with these guys.
    • Barrel-chested and bombastic, he's always been the quintessential, larger-than-life, rah-rah leader.
    • He's not a rah-rah guy, but his play on the ice speaks pretty loud.
nounräˈrärɑˈrɑ
North American informal
  • Great or uncritical enthusiasm and excitement.

    狂热的,激动不已的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He will do the usual rah-rah, maintain the economy has turned the corner and point to job growth in the past few months, claiming his tax cuts had something to do with that.
    • If you come across, personality-wise, as someone sturdy and supportive, then guys who need a little rah-rah now and then will be attracted to you.
    • The administration's attempt to use personal relationships, loans and rhetorical rah-rah to nudge the country toward domestic reform simply has not worked.
    • I mean, that kind of heart is more than just the rah-rah you hear about, OK?
    • And we're competing for our livelihood, so we don't need a lot of rah-rah.
    • On this occasion, he served up the usual rah-rah about the war.
    • This movie spends a little too much time on the rah-rah and the drama, and not enough on the blatant unrealities of this town.
    • We've gone from the rah-rah of Capra to the cynicism of Kubrick, Coppola, Stone and, well, Kubrick again.
    • They prove that having plenty of corporate rah-rah isn't enough if the public isn't clamoring for your new toy.

Origin

Early 20th century: reduplication of rah.

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