blockbusting
adjective informal uk/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/ us/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/
（通常指书或电影）极受欢迎的，大卖的
(usually of a book or film) very successful or popular and making a lot of money
He was the director of photography behind the blockbusting Indiana Jones movies. 他是大片《夺宝奇兵》的摄影指导。
The search for the next blockbusting writer continues. 寻觅下一个爆款编剧的工作还在继续。
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- Meryl Streep proved that she could dance and she could jive in the blockbusting adaptation of the hit Abba musical.
- Millions watched blockbusting BBC nature series "Planet Earth".
- He wrote a blockbusting novel about a politician who falls from grace.
- The rise in pre-tax profit to £51m yesterday was perhaps not blockbusting, but not bad.
blockbusting
noun [ U ] US informal uk/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/ us/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɪŋ/
（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）
the practice of persuading people in an area to sell their homes cheaply by making them afraid that their value is going to fall, for example by suggesting that new people from a different social group or race are moving into the area
She remembers blockbusting being used to scare homeowners into selling. 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 will protect property from being greatly devalued in a real estate blockbusting scheme. 我们将保护房产不至于因为房产唆卖阴谋而大幅贬值。
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- In Chicago, where she grew up, she witnessed "blockbusting" - a tactic used to get white homeowners to sell out of fear that their neighborhood is becoming integrated and their homes are losing value.
- This reminds me of the "blockbusting" used in some large cities in the past.
- Combating unwanted real estate blockbusting solicitations has become a top priority for many Rockland officials and communities.