كيف تنطق "send up a trial balloon"

expression

SEND-up-uh-TRY-uhl-buh-LOON

SEND-up-ay-TRY-uhl-buh-LOON

التعريف

To test how people will react to an idea or proposal by mentioning it informally before making any official decision.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈsɛnd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtɹaɪəɫ/, /ˈtɹaɪɫ/ /bəˈɫun

الإنجليزية البريطانية

sˈɛnd/ /ˈʌp/ /æɪ/ /tɹˈaɪəl/ /bəlˈuːn

أمريكي

SEND-up-uh-TRY-uhl-buh-LOON

بريطاني

SEND-up-ay-TRY-uhl-buh-LOON

The manager decided to send up a trial balloon before changing the company rules.

They sent up a trial balloon by asking a few friends about the new idea.

It's smart to send up a trial balloon before making big changes.

Let’s send up a trial balloon and see how our team reacts before announcing anything publicly.