sensationalism

英 [senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm]

美 [senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm]

n.  (指行文或报道)耸人听闻，哗众取宠

BNC.33504 / COCA.23607

牛津词典

noun

• （指行文或报道）耸人听闻，哗众取宠
  a way of getting people's interest by using shocking words or by presenting facts and events as worse or more shocking than they really are

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (报道的)耸人听闻，哗众取宠
  Sensationalismis the presenting of facts or stories in a way that is intended to produce strong feelings of shock, anger, or excitement.
  1. The report criticises the newspaper for sensationalism.
     这篇报道批评了报纸哗众取宠的作风。

英英释义

noun

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  Synonym:empiricismempiricist philosophy
• (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
  Synonym:sensualism
• the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
  1. the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
  Synonym:luridness
• subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

双语例句

• A number of incidents in recent years have provoked a public outcry against media sensationalism and invasion of privacy.
  近年几宗事故中，传媒耸人听闻的报导手法和侵犯私隐，激起公众强烈抗议。
• Although Paul Muque, the master of the City Literature, exhibits traces of impressionism and sensationalism in his writing style, he differs from the Japanese New Sensational School in nature.
  以保尔·穆杭为代表的都市文学虽然在表现手法上有印象主义和感觉主义的倾向，但与日本新感觉派在本质上是不同的。
• As with any famous location, sensationalism by the press often distorts the facts.
  与任何著名的地方相似，新闻单纯的追求轰动效应往往歪曲了事实。
• They were an accident of my distraction and a product of news sensationalism.
  这是因我一时失察分心而发生的事故，也是媒体追求轰动效应的产物。
• American TV tabloid news programs like Hard Copy use sensationalism to attract viewers.
  美国的花边电视新闻如《硬拷贝》等利用渲染手法来吸引观众。
• As the temptation to use sensationalism to attract viewers grows, the media needs to shoulder more responsibility, argued Zheng at Renmin University of China.
  中国人民大学的郑保卫教授说，媒体越来越多地想靠制造轰动效应来吸引观众眼球，他们肩上的责任也变得越来越重。
• Some media analysts and viewers hailed the changes as a "positive step" in dealing with a growing trend of sensationalism on television, with channels cranking up the controversy in the chase for ratings and better advertising revenue.
  一些媒体分析专家及观众对于这些改变拍手称快。如今的电视节目过于热衷追逐轰动效应，各频道为了追逐收视率和广告收益，不断制造争议话题；此次改变正是一项积极的措施。
• Some sites even pay writers by the click, which is of course a system that promotes sensationalism, or doing whatever it takes to get noticed.
  一些网站甚至还以点击量作为向作者付费的标准，这样一个体系当然会促使人们追求轰动效应，或是尽一切努力引起读者关注。
• "Joyce Mike, president of the Academy of American Doll Artists, said:" I think overall, what he's doing is gratuitous sensationalism.
  美国玩具艺术协会主席乔伊斯·麦克认为福塞拉是在哗众取宠。
• The report criticises the newspaper for sensationalism.
  这篇报道批评了报纸哗众取宠的作风。