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单词 sensational
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Definition of sensational in English:

sensational

adjective sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1Causing great public interest and excitement.

    a sensational murder trial

    一次轰动性的谋杀审判。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Interesting, in that two American women are dead - that's twice as many as in most sensational murder stories.
    • In 1869 he won fame as public prosecutor in the sensational murder trial that convicted Nancy Clem.
    • As exploitations of sensational murder trials go, The Staircase is fairly tasteful.
    • Overall, this style of studying sensational murder stories through a case study has a number of advantages.
    • The arrest of a prosecutor as an accomplice has put a bizarre new twist on a sensational murder case in Nuremberg.
    • Next hour, the prosecution will begin its rebuttal, meaning the sensational five month trial is winding down.
    • Well, you know, I can't think of a more sensational trial or a more sensational case.
    • However, that changes when the suspected murderers become defendants in sensational trials that could bring in big bucks.
    • A legal watchdog has thrown out complaints about a leading Yorkshire solicitor made in the wake of the sensational trial of two Leeds United footballers.
    • The acquittal of eight paramilitary officers in a sensational trial in Ivory Coast tops today's segment.
    • In the wake of a sensational murder case, local newspapers printed lurid headlines and helped increase passions in the city.
    • Today, more than 25 years later and with his sensational trial underway, it is heavy with irony.
    • For a sensational trial, the penny papers sent reporters to the courtroom every day.
    • In the less sensational murder cases, it's often a different story.
    • At her sensational trial, prosecution said the killing was a ‘classic case of a jilted woman wanting revenge’.
    • The Sun newspaper's sub-editors could not have done better, yet it was with her long before her sensational trial, in Portsmouth in 1944.
    • Such sensational murders, although regular occurrences in history, are nonetheless unusual events.
    • All of which has been in the news this week, following the sensational collapse of the trial involving two Leeds United players.
    • Significantly, that was also the year when he made sensational allegations concerning mass murder of Aborigines by a police patrol.
    • Some 49,000 of them clubbed together to bring the government to the High Court in one of the most sensational trials of the year.
    Synonyms
    amazing, startling, astonishing, staggering, shocking, appalling, horrifying, scandalous
    stirring, exciting, thrilling, electrifying
    fascinating, interesting, notable, noteworthy, important, significant, remarkable, momentous, historic, newsworthy
    North American informal buzzworthy
    1. 1.1 Presenting information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
      (描写,出版物)耸人听闻的;煽情的
      cheap sensational periodicals

      廉价煽情杂志。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This regulation is aimed at preventing the presentation of sensational images to boost media ratings.
      • Their survey seems to have used dubious and possibly unethical methods to extract potentially sensational information.
      • It challenges everyone to be accurate and not be sensational but at the same time to cut through the red tape to get to the real meat of the story.
      • The sensational story, he now says, was based on information supplied to him by some French reporters.
      • I agree that media coverage of the issue too often has been laden with generalizations, hyperbole and sensational images.
      • When news was presented in a sensational form, it certainly evokes simplistic responses.
      • He showers you with quotable quotes and his interviews are peppered with sensational statements.
      • The news media have also become more sensational, more prone to scandal and possibly less accurate.
      • The herd amplifies a sensational story, and then it moves on.
      • While this is a sensational approach, has it been accurate or fair?
      • Viewers must understand that the cameras are drawn to sensational excess.
      • To rise above the din in a society swamped with information, there is no alternative but to be sensational and dramatic.
      • Often, while the facts may be correct, the presentation style sitting under a sensational headline will sell more papers but can frighten the public.
      • I mean, in the media, all the time, the thing that we're most interested in is the most sensational, the most hyperbolic.
      Synonyms
      overdramatized, dramatic, melodramatic, exaggerated, overripe, sensationalist, sensationalistic, graphic, explicit, unrestrained, lurid
      rubbishy, trashy, cheap, tasteless, kitschy, yellow, pulp, garish, full-frontal
      informal shock-horror, tacky, juicy
      North American informal whiz-bang
  • 2informal Very good indeed; very impressive or attractive.

    〈非正式〉非常好的;吸引人的

    you look sensational

    你真美。

    a sensational view

    极美的景观。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another year, another England prodigy with a sensational one-day entrance and an even more eye-catching hairstyle.
    • The Australian champion has had a sensational season and should be among the best sprinters when the Tour gets under way.
    • Dazzling costumes, spectacular sets and sensational choreography make this performance by The Rattonians an evening of glamour and glitz.
    • The favorite going in, Monica looked sensational and got tremendous audience response as her reward.
    • Since its launch in 1995 this sensational show has delighted more than 2.5 million people either in the capital or at venues across the UK.
    • Its location is sensational; water surrounds the house, which has views into arguably the finest seascape in Britain.
    • He makes numerous sensational catches because of excellent speed and judgment.
    • It also has three balconies, so most of the rooms have inside/outside space, with sensational views over the city.
    • It was indeed a sensational finish to a thrilling tie.
    • There were some sensational run-outs and delightful catches.
    • His third of the day was a sensational effort, his awesome pace again leaving the Wolves defence trailing on 71 minutes.
    • The overriding selling point for all juices is that they attain the magical properties of both sensational taste and outstanding health benefits.
    • I'm in heaven with all the sensational summer fruits out there.
    • Built in 1891, the hotel offers sensational harbour views, and a seafood and steak menu in the restaurant and bistro.
    • This is a brilliant work, a sensational contemporary art object that seems so easy yet is so conceptually sophisticated.
    • This was an awesome, absolutely sensational defensive effort.
    • He is a very attractive horse that showed sensational abilities at middle distances.
    • There is sensational scenery, fabulous wildlife and air of unsurpassed clarity.
    • No kitty can resist the lure of this specially formulated combination of sensational delights.
    • Snappy, sassy, citrusy, and gingery, it's an enchanting white wine, sensational with seafood.
    Synonyms
    gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, magnificent, dazzling, amazing, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching
    striking, spectacular, remarkable, outstanding, impressive, memorable, unforgettable, unique, arresting, eye-catching
    marvellous, superb, excellent, exceptional, fine, superlative, formidable, first-class, first-rate, virtuoso, skilful, masterful, masterly
    informal great, terrific, tremendous, super, smashing, fantastic, stupendous, stellar, fabulous, fab, heavenly, divine, drop-dead gorgeous, knockout, delectable, scrumptious, ace, A1, mean, awesome, amazeballs, magic, bad, wicked, out of this world, unreal, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
    British informal brilliant, brill
    North American informal neat, babelicious, bodacious
    Australian informal bonzer
    British informal, dated wizard, spiffing, ripping, topping, champion, capital, top-hole
    North American informal, dated swell, keen
    vulgar slang shit-hot

Definition of sensational in US English:

sensational

adjectivesenˈsāSH(ə)n(ə)lsɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • 1(of an event, a person, or a piece of information) causing great public interest and excitement.

    (事件,人,消息)引起轰动的,轰动性的

    a sensational murder trial

    一次轰动性的谋杀审判。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At her sensational trial, prosecution said the killing was a ‘classic case of a jilted woman wanting revenge’.
    • As exploitations of sensational murder trials go, The Staircase is fairly tasteful.
    • For a sensational trial, the penny papers sent reporters to the courtroom every day.
    • The arrest of a prosecutor as an accomplice has put a bizarre new twist on a sensational murder case in Nuremberg.
    • The acquittal of eight paramilitary officers in a sensational trial in Ivory Coast tops today's segment.
    • Today, more than 25 years later and with his sensational trial underway, it is heavy with irony.
    • Next hour, the prosecution will begin its rebuttal, meaning the sensational five month trial is winding down.
    • Interesting, in that two American women are dead - that's twice as many as in most sensational murder stories.
    • The Sun newspaper's sub-editors could not have done better, yet it was with her long before her sensational trial, in Portsmouth in 1944.
    • Overall, this style of studying sensational murder stories through a case study has a number of advantages.
    • A legal watchdog has thrown out complaints about a leading Yorkshire solicitor made in the wake of the sensational trial of two Leeds United footballers.
    • In 1869 he won fame as public prosecutor in the sensational murder trial that convicted Nancy Clem.
    • However, that changes when the suspected murderers become defendants in sensational trials that could bring in big bucks.
    • Well, you know, I can't think of a more sensational trial or a more sensational case.
    • In the less sensational murder cases, it's often a different story.
    • Such sensational murders, although regular occurrences in history, are nonetheless unusual events.
    • All of which has been in the news this week, following the sensational collapse of the trial involving two Leeds United players.
    • Significantly, that was also the year when he made sensational allegations concerning mass murder of Aborigines by a police patrol.
    • In the wake of a sensational murder case, local newspapers printed lurid headlines and helped increase passions in the city.
    • Some 49,000 of them clubbed together to bring the government to the High Court in one of the most sensational trials of the year.
    Synonyms
    amazing, startling, astonishing, staggering, shocking, appalling, horrifying, scandalous
    1. 1.1 (of an account or a publication) presenting information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
      (描写,出版物)耸人听闻的;煽情的
      cheap sensational periodicals

      廉价煽情杂志。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • While this is a sensational approach, has it been accurate or fair?
      • I mean, in the media, all the time, the thing that we're most interested in is the most sensational, the most hyperbolic.
      • The sensational story, he now says, was based on information supplied to him by some French reporters.
      • Their survey seems to have used dubious and possibly unethical methods to extract potentially sensational information.
      • It challenges everyone to be accurate and not be sensational but at the same time to cut through the red tape to get to the real meat of the story.
      • The herd amplifies a sensational story, and then it moves on.
      • He showers you with quotable quotes and his interviews are peppered with sensational statements.
      • Viewers must understand that the cameras are drawn to sensational excess.
      • The news media have also become more sensational, more prone to scandal and possibly less accurate.
      • To rise above the din in a society swamped with information, there is no alternative but to be sensational and dramatic.
      • Often, while the facts may be correct, the presentation style sitting under a sensational headline will sell more papers but can frighten the public.
      • When news was presented in a sensational form, it certainly evokes simplistic responses.
      • I agree that media coverage of the issue too often has been laden with generalizations, hyperbole and sensational images.
      • This regulation is aimed at preventing the presentation of sensational images to boost media ratings.
      Synonyms
      overdramatized, dramatic, melodramatic, exaggerated, overripe, sensationalist, sensationalistic, graphic, explicit, unrestrained, lurid
    2. 1.2informal Very good indeed; very impressive or attractive.
      〈非正式〉非常好的;吸引人的
      you look sensational

      你真美。

      a sensational view

      极美的景观。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The overriding selling point for all juices is that they attain the magical properties of both sensational taste and outstanding health benefits.
      • It also has three balconies, so most of the rooms have inside/outside space, with sensational views over the city.
      • The favorite going in, Monica looked sensational and got tremendous audience response as her reward.
      • Built in 1891, the hotel offers sensational harbour views, and a seafood and steak menu in the restaurant and bistro.
      • Dazzling costumes, spectacular sets and sensational choreography make this performance by The Rattonians an evening of glamour and glitz.
      • The Australian champion has had a sensational season and should be among the best sprinters when the Tour gets under way.
      • He makes numerous sensational catches because of excellent speed and judgment.
      • Its location is sensational; water surrounds the house, which has views into arguably the finest seascape in Britain.
      • This was an awesome, absolutely sensational defensive effort.
      • There were some sensational run-outs and delightful catches.
      • I'm in heaven with all the sensational summer fruits out there.
      • This is a brilliant work, a sensational contemporary art object that seems so easy yet is so conceptually sophisticated.
      • He is a very attractive horse that showed sensational abilities at middle distances.
      • His third of the day was a sensational effort, his awesome pace again leaving the Wolves defence trailing on 71 minutes.
      • It was indeed a sensational finish to a thrilling tie.
      • There is sensational scenery, fabulous wildlife and air of unsurpassed clarity.
      • Another year, another England prodigy with a sensational one-day entrance and an even more eye-catching hairstyle.
      • Snappy, sassy, citrusy, and gingery, it's an enchanting white wine, sensational with seafood.
      • Since its launch in 1995 this sensational show has delighted more than 2.5 million people either in the capital or at venues across the UK.
      • No kitty can resist the lure of this specially formulated combination of sensational delights.
      Synonyms
      gorgeous, stunning, wonderful, exquisite, lovely, magnificent, dazzling, amazing, radiant, delightful, charming, enchanting, entrancing, captivating, bewitching
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