| 单词 | sensational |
| 释义 | sensational (once / 1274 pages) adj Something sensational gets your attention. It's either amazing or a little trashy — like a sensational tabloid story. Sensational things cause quite a sensation — usually a feeling of curiosity or interest. Sensational events and sensational people keep you watching and listening. A guy juggling seven flaming bowling balls is sensational. A super popular new song is sensational. But this word does have some negative connotations, as it often describes news stories that have little merit other than their shock value. "Sexy Starlet Visits Fertility Clinic!" is a trashy kind of sensational headline. WORD FAMILYsensational: sensationalism, sensationally, unsensational+/desensitise: desensitisation, desensitising/desensitize: desensitization, desensitized, desensitizes, desensitizing/hypersensitive: hypersensitively, hypersensitivity/insensibility: insensibilities/insensible: insensibility, insensibly/insensitive: insensitively, insensitiveness, insensitivity/insensitivity: insensitivities/nonsense: nonsenses, nonsensical/nonsensical: nonsensicalest, nonsensicality, nonsensically/oversensitive: oversensitively, oversensitiveness/sensation: aftersensation, sensational, sensations/sensationalism: sensationalisms, sensationalist, sensationalistic/sensationalist: sensationalists/sense: nonsense, sensation, sensed, senseless, senses, sensible, sensing, sensitive, sensor, sensorial, sensuous/senseless: senselessly, senselessness/sensibility: sensibilities/sensible: insensible, sensibilise, sensibility, sensibilize, sensibleness, sensibler, sensiblest, sensibly/sensitise: desensitise, sensitisation, sensitised, sensitiser, sensitising/sensitised: hypersensitised, supersensitised/sensitiser: sensitisers/sensitive: hypersensitive, insensitive, nonsensitive, oversensitive, sensitise, sensitively, sensitiveness, sensitives, sensitivity, sensitize, supersensitive/sensitiveness: sensitivenesses/sensitivity: sensitivities/sensitize: desensitize, sensitization, sensitized, sensitizer, sensitizes, sensitizing/sensitized: hypersensitized, supersensitized/sensitizer: sensitizers/sensor: sensors/sensorial: sensorially/sensuous: sensuously, sensuousness/supersensitive: supersensitively/unsensational: unsensationally USAGE EXAMPLESI thought, “What kind of junk is this with all the sensational news about ‘fake news’?” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) They were in their prime, playing and singing brilliantly, and the chord changes are sensational. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) And while the picture is startling, it’s not gory or sensational in a gratuitous way. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1adj relating to or concerned in sensation Syn sensory 2adj causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion Syn|Ant lurid, shocking glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellowtypical of tabloids screamingresembling a scream in effect unsensational not of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction 3adj commanding attention a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten Syn arresting, stunning impressive making a strong or vivid impression |
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