sensational

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sen·sa·tion·al /senˈseɪʃənəl/ adjectiveadj

1 INTERESTINGvery interesting, exciting, and surprising 令人極度興奮的，轟動的

a sensational discovery

引起轟動的發現

The show was a sensational success.

這次演出取得了轟動性的成功。

a sensational 6–0 victory

轟動性的6比0大勝

2 SHOCKintended to interest, excite, or shock people – used to show disapproval 大肆渲染的；聳人聽聞的〔含貶義〕

sensational newspaper stories

嘩衆取寵的新聞報道

sensational headlines

聳人聽聞的標題

3 informalGOOD/EXCELLENT very good 極好的，絕妙的 SYN stunning

She looked sensational.

她看上去漂亮極了。

—sensationally adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

sensational• The media played up the more sensational aspects of the case.• She still looks sensational at 56.• Stanford made a sensational comeback in the second half.• Not all reporting of rape is of sensational cross-examination.• His real obsession was ever with the sensational effects of the titillating text.• It also spurred an outpouring of spurious books and sensational films.• sensational findings• That was sensational for the people of Cleveland.• An even more sensational racial incident in the summer of 1946 was cause for great public and administrative concern.• He was no longer interested in sensational revelations by anonymous informants.

sen·sa·tion·al adjectiveadj

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