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trial balloon 1.測風氣球。2.〔比喻〕試探氣球。

trial boring

Bob mentioned the class presidency to ted as a trial balloon to see if ted might be interested in running 鮑勃向特德提到班主席職位以試探特德是否熱衷于參加其競選。

It was widely interpreted as a trial balloon aimed at reversing the administration's policy . 這些話被廣泛地解釋為企圖改變政府政策的一個試探性氣球。