sen·ti·men·tal·ize /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪz/ vi. | vt. ❶ vi. 感伤(over, about) sentimentalize about one's childhood 回想童年而感伤 ❷ vt. 1. 使感伤 Coming away from New England has sentimentalized us all. 离开新英格兰使我们大家都不免伤感。 2. 为…而伤感 3. 使有浪漫色彩 The image was distorted and sentimentalized by the press. 形象被报刊歪曲，带上了浪漫色彩。