sensational

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sen·sa·tion·al /senˈseɪʃənəl/ adjectiveadj

1 INTERESTINGvery interesting, exciting, and surprising 令人极度兴奋的，轰动的

a sensational discovery

引起轰动的发现

The show was a sensational success.

这次演出取得了轰动性的成功。

a sensational 6–0 victory

轰动性的6比0大胜

2 SHOCKintended to interest, excite, or shock people – used to show disapproval 大肆渲染的；耸人听闻的〔含贬义〕

sensational newspaper stories

哗众取宠的新闻报道

sensational headlines

耸人听闻的标题

3 informalGOOD/EXCELLENT very good 极好的，绝妙的 SYN stunning

She looked sensational.

她看上去漂亮极了。

—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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