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单词 fanfare
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Definition of fanfare in English:

fanfare

nounˈfanfɛːˈfænfɛr
  • 1A short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important.

    (仪式上介绍某事或某位重要人物时的)号角齐鸣

    a specially composed fanfare announced the arrival of the Duchess
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Originally improvised (as distinct from military signals), fanfares are used for ceremonial purposes, for example to announce the entrance of a dignitary, and are characterized by reliance on the harmonic series.
    • The president of the bullfight signals for the first bull to be released whereupon the fanfare of trumpets from the brass band also ends the paso doble (popular two beat dance music).
    • First came the fanfare of pipe bands, brass bands and tenors.
    • Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
    • Brass fanfares in the manner of Janácek's Sinfonietta mark the ‘Dance of Brutality’.
    • Boldly modern trumpet fanfares (à la Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto) resound in the ‘Dance of Poison’.
    • Through a chromatic mist of string ostinatos, a plainsong chorale gradually emerges in the brass climaxing in resplendent fanfares, before fading away into a haze of sound as the procession recedes.
    • In the spirit of Shostakovich's last symphony, Vainberg quotes trumpet fanfares from well-known works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, and Mendelssohn.
    • Then, there was an important-sounding fanfare, and a mellifluous announcer introduced the first Guest of Honour talk.
    • The first movement opens with a striking fanfare, and fanfares return in the otherwise peaceful finale, and overall, the mood is heroic, but without militarism or Soviet bombast.
    • All at once, Wormhole Square resounded with a fanfare of trumpets as heralds announced the arrival of a notable procession.
    • Arthur Bliss, whose music I'd like to know more of, is represented by two spectacular ceremonial fanfares, which he wrote as Master of the Queen's Musick for the wedding of Princess Margaret.
    • A fanfare of trumpets announced the arrival of the king and everyone stood.
    • The festive mood is set by the fanfare of trumpets and bells in the arrangement by London's Roger Harvey.
    • The opening movement combines a brass fanfare with a Widorian toccata figure for its music argument.
    • It builds to a furious pace with something like a brass fanfare at one point.
    • From the opening brass fanfares to the insouciance of the finale, the piece evokes images of mounted guardsmen, band shells in Bath, kids with pennywhistles, and even the elegiac promptings of night.
    • Trumpets of various types were used in organized armies from Ancient Egypt onwards, to give signals in camp or battle and to sound fanfares on ceremonial occasions.
    • This is a set of twenty-nine short pieces, most truly titled ‘Trumpet Tunes,’ but also ‘trumpet’ voluntaries, fanfares and processions.
    • On the glass panel of the telephone box a lithe figure of ambiguous gender was blowing a trumpet fanfare to celebrate his arrival.
    Synonyms
    peal of trumpets, flourish, fanfaronade, trumpet call, trumpet blare
    archaic trump, tucket
    1. 1.1mass noun Media attention or elaborate ceremony.
      the studio released this film with great fanfare but no commercial success
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many feel that the media fanfare surrounding your divorce hurt your career.
      • More important from a predictive point of view, the Amex Oil Index, made a five year high when it closed above 610 on April 16, with little fanfare from the major media.
      • The 22-year-old arrived without huge fanfare or any of the media lobbying that normally accompanies the promotion of a fresh face.
      • On that memorable day, the National Constitution Center museum was opened in Philadelphia amidst great fanfare and national attention.
      • They train every day, without fanfare or public attention.
      • So what is going on with the new EU members - they have only been members for six weeks and enjoyed all the hype and fanfare of joining - but firstly they couldn't be bothered to turn out to vote.
      • One project that is seemingly outstripping all others is Airbus's A380, introduced in a fanfare about eight years ago but is due for its first flight this year.
      • The launch of Windows 2000 last week was not accompanied by the usual fanfare of hype and publicity surrounding the launch of a Microsoft operating environment.
      • How did this elitist come to write a set of stories that at the last count have sold some 80m copies and are about to come to the cinema screens with as much fanfare and hype as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings received?
      • In numerous cases, there is a great media fanfare as the police herald the arrest of a so-called terrorist cell, only for the case to be quietly dropped days, weeks or months later.
      • It was November of 1919 before the outcome of the eclipse analysis was made public, with great fanfare in London.
      • Wellingtonians just get on with things, without fuss or fanfare.
      • ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO the University of Adelaide circulated the university's new strategic plan with much fanfare and hype.
      • With a lot of fanfare and plenty of media exposure, his Jet2 airline took to the skies just over a week ago for its inaugural destination of Amsterdam.
      • Last year, Microsoft shipped Windows Media Center to much public fanfare but less than glowing reviews.
      • WITHOUT MUCH fanfare, the Malayalam film industry is slowly returning to the world of arc lights amidst no signs of an end to the ongoing crisis involving trade bodies and artistes.
      • Some of the biggest names in Bollywood showed up to shower their blessings on as they celebrated their sangeet ceremony with great fanfare.
      • These events are formally managed by the states holding the Council presidency and are finalized - amidst much media fanfare - at a European Council by the heads of state and government.
      • Initially, the MAI negotiations had begun in the fall of 1995 with little attention or public fanfare.
      • A book detailing the Three Represents was published last week to great fanfare in the official media, even though the theory was first announced more than a year ago.
      • Amidst the usual media fanfare, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for its annual Oscar awards Tuesday morning.
      • In Judaism the most heroic acts were done in private, with no fanfare, publicity or showiness - qualities that represent the essence of modesty.
      • The Québec government and Makivik Corporation signed a framework agreement on a new government for Nunavik, with little media fanfare or public ceremony.
      • Hospital visits to comfort sick kids have been regular, but done without any media fanfare.
      • Secondly, with a lot of media fanfare, an impression was created that there would be a far-reaching reshuffle of permanent secretaries and this would be a new era of public service.
      Synonyms
      fuss, commotion, stir, show, showiness, display, ostentation, flashiness, publicity, sensationalism, pageantry, splendour, hubbub, brouhaha
      informal ballyhoo, hullabaloo, hype, to-do, pizzazz, razzle-dazzle, glitz, ritziness

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, ultimately of imitative origin.

Definition of fanfare in US English:

fanfare

nounˈfænfɛrˈfanfer
  • 1A short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important.

    (仪式上介绍某事或某位重要人物时的)号角齐鸣

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It builds to a furious pace with something like a brass fanfare at one point.
    • This is a set of twenty-nine short pieces, most truly titled ‘Trumpet Tunes,’ but also ‘trumpet’ voluntaries, fanfares and processions.
    • Through a chromatic mist of string ostinatos, a plainsong chorale gradually emerges in the brass climaxing in resplendent fanfares, before fading away into a haze of sound as the procession recedes.
    • The president of the bullfight signals for the first bull to be released whereupon the fanfare of trumpets from the brass band also ends the paso doble (popular two beat dance music).
    • Brass fanfares in the manner of Janácek's Sinfonietta mark the ‘Dance of Brutality’.
    • In the spirit of Shostakovich's last symphony, Vainberg quotes trumpet fanfares from well-known works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, and Mendelssohn.
    • On the glass panel of the telephone box a lithe figure of ambiguous gender was blowing a trumpet fanfare to celebrate his arrival.
    • First came the fanfare of pipe bands, brass bands and tenors.
    • Boldly modern trumpet fanfares (à la Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto) resound in the ‘Dance of Poison’.
    • Originally improvised (as distinct from military signals), fanfares are used for ceremonial purposes, for example to announce the entrance of a dignitary, and are characterized by reliance on the harmonic series.
    • A fanfare of trumpets announced the arrival of the king and everyone stood.
    • Trumpets of various types were used in organized armies from Ancient Egypt onwards, to give signals in camp or battle and to sound fanfares on ceremonial occasions.
    • Arthur Bliss, whose music I'd like to know more of, is represented by two spectacular ceremonial fanfares, which he wrote as Master of the Queen's Musick for the wedding of Princess Margaret.
    • The festive mood is set by the fanfare of trumpets and bells in the arrangement by London's Roger Harvey.
    • The first movement opens with a striking fanfare, and fanfares return in the otherwise peaceful finale, and overall, the mood is heroic, but without militarism or Soviet bombast.
    • All at once, Wormhole Square resounded with a fanfare of trumpets as heralds announced the arrival of a notable procession.
    • Brass fanfares and skirling strings back Ashcroft's voice.
    • Then, there was an important-sounding fanfare, and a mellifluous announcer introduced the first Guest of Honour talk.
    • The opening movement combines a brass fanfare with a Widorian toccata figure for its music argument.
    • From the opening brass fanfares to the insouciance of the finale, the piece evokes images of mounted guardsmen, band shells in Bath, kids with pennywhistles, and even the elegiac promptings of night.
    Synonyms
    peal of trumpets, flourish, fanfaronade, trumpet call, trumpet blare
    1. 1.1 Media attention or elaborate ceremony.
      he turned 25 on Saturday with little fanfare
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The launch of Windows 2000 last week was not accompanied by the usual fanfare of hype and publicity surrounding the launch of a Microsoft operating environment.
      • Hospital visits to comfort sick kids have been regular, but done without any media fanfare.
      • How did this elitist come to write a set of stories that at the last count have sold some 80m copies and are about to come to the cinema screens with as much fanfare and hype as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings received?
      • Last year, Microsoft shipped Windows Media Center to much public fanfare but less than glowing reviews.
      • A book detailing the Three Represents was published last week to great fanfare in the official media, even though the theory was first announced more than a year ago.
      • They train every day, without fanfare or public attention.
      • In numerous cases, there is a great media fanfare as the police herald the arrest of a so-called terrorist cell, only for the case to be quietly dropped days, weeks or months later.
      • More important from a predictive point of view, the Amex Oil Index, made a five year high when it closed above 610 on April 16, with little fanfare from the major media.
      • Wellingtonians just get on with things, without fuss or fanfare.
      • The Québec government and Makivik Corporation signed a framework agreement on a new government for Nunavik, with little media fanfare or public ceremony.
      • Amidst the usual media fanfare, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for its annual Oscar awards Tuesday morning.
      • ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO the University of Adelaide circulated the university's new strategic plan with much fanfare and hype.
      • It was November of 1919 before the outcome of the eclipse analysis was made public, with great fanfare in London.
      • With a lot of fanfare and plenty of media exposure, his Jet2 airline took to the skies just over a week ago for its inaugural destination of Amsterdam.
      • So what is going on with the new EU members - they have only been members for six weeks and enjoyed all the hype and fanfare of joining - but firstly they couldn't be bothered to turn out to vote.
      • Secondly, with a lot of media fanfare, an impression was created that there would be a far-reaching reshuffle of permanent secretaries and this would be a new era of public service.
      • WITHOUT MUCH fanfare, the Malayalam film industry is slowly returning to the world of arc lights amidst no signs of an end to the ongoing crisis involving trade bodies and artistes.
      • These events are formally managed by the states holding the Council presidency and are finalized - amidst much media fanfare - at a European Council by the heads of state and government.
      • Initially, the MAI negotiations had begun in the fall of 1995 with little attention or public fanfare.
      • Some of the biggest names in Bollywood showed up to shower their blessings on as they celebrated their sangeet ceremony with great fanfare.
      • One project that is seemingly outstripping all others is Airbus's A380, introduced in a fanfare about eight years ago but is due for its first flight this year.
      • On that memorable day, the National Constitution Center museum was opened in Philadelphia amidst great fanfare and national attention.
      • The 22-year-old arrived without huge fanfare or any of the media lobbying that normally accompanies the promotion of a fresh face.
      • Many feel that the media fanfare surrounding your divorce hurt your career.
      • In Judaism the most heroic acts were done in private, with no fanfare, publicity or showiness - qualities that represent the essence of modesty.
      Synonyms
      fuss, commotion, stir, show, showiness, display, ostentation, flashiness, publicity, sensationalism, pageantry, splendour, hubbub, brouhaha

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, ultimately of imitative origin.

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