noun · informal
trailer
UK/ˈtreɪlə/US/ˈtreɪlər/TRAI·ler
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a short promotional video for a film or TV show, shown before release or before the main feature
Examples
“They released the trailer for the new movie last night.”
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Band 8 sentence
“The studio strategically released a short teaser before unveiling the full trailer to build anticipation.”
Collocations
- movie trailer
- release a trailer
- watch the trailer
Word family
trailer nounto trail verb (different meaning)
Common mistakes
I watched the movie's preview yesterday.→I watched the movie's trailer yesterday.
They released a teaser trailer that lasted five minutes.→They released a teaser that lasted thirty seconds.
Say it for a higher band
5preview→6video preview→7+trailer
Synonyms
preview
Easily confused
teaser
“The teaser was only twenty seconds long, but the full trailer gave a clearer idea of the plot.”
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