blockbusting
adjective
informaluk/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/us/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/(usually of abookorfilm) verysuccessfulorpopularand making a lot ofmoney:
(通常指书或电影)极受欢迎的,大卖的He was thedirectorofphotographybehind the blockbusting Indiana Jonesmovies.他是大片《夺宝奇兵》的摄影指导。
Thesearchfor the next blockbustingwritercontinues.寻觅下一个爆款编剧的工作还在继续。
- Meryl Streepprovedthat she coulddanceand she couldjivein the blockbustingadaptationof thehitAbbamusical.
- Millionswatchedblockbusting BBCnatureseries"PlanetEarth".
- Hewrotea blockbustingnovelabout apoliticianwhofallsfromgrace.
- Therisein pre-taxprofitto £51myesterdaywasperhapsnot blockbusting, but notbad.
Successful (things or people)
- achiever
- alive
- alpha male
- ascendant
- baller
- bang
- carry
- chart
- have the world atyourfeetidiom
- healthily
- heavy hitteridiom
- high-flyer
- high-flying
- represent
- superhit
- superseller
- swimmingly
- thriving
- to have arrivedidiom
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Types of film, play, book etc.
blockbusting
noun[U]
USinformaluk/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/us/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/thepracticeofpersuadingpeoplein anareatoselltheirhomescheaplyby making themafraidthattheirvalueis going tofall, forexamplebysuggestingthat newpeoplefrom a differentsocialgrouporracearemovinginto thearea:
(房地产掮客的)房产唆卖(让房主担心自己的房屋价值会下降,比如暗示将有来自不同社会群体或种族的人迁入该地区,而劝说其低价出售)Sheremembersblockbusting being used toscarehomeownersintoselling.她记得曾有人通过房产唆卖的方式让屋主出于害怕而卖掉自己的房子。
We willprotectpropertyfrom beinggreatlydevaluedin arealestateblockbustingscheme.我们将保护房产不至于因为房产唆卖阴谋而大幅贬值。
- In Chicago, where shegrewup, shewitnessed"blockbusting" - atacticused to getwhitehomeownerstosellout offearthattheirneighborhoodisbecomingintegratedandtheirhomesarelosingvalue.
- Thisremindsme of the "blockbusting" used in somelargecitiesin the past.
- Combatingunwantedrealestateblockbusting solicitations hasbecomeatoppriorityfor many Rocklandofficialsandcommunities.
Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- bricks and mortaridiom
- BTL
- buy-to-let
- chain
- equity
- equity release
- first-time buyer
- householder
- letting
- planning blight
- real estate broker
- realty
- realty office
- refinance
- remortgage
- repo
- repossession
- reverse mortgage
- show home