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

• The newspaper has been accused of sensationalism in its coverage of the murders.
  报纸被谴责为报道谋杀案时故意耸人听闻。
• 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。
• He took great pains to write on his subject without a trace of sensationalism.
  他尽力不带一丝哗众取宠的色彩来写作他的题材。
• 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。
• The report criticises the newspaper for sensationalism.
  这篇报道批评了报纸哗众取宠的作风。
• Some sensationalism did come from intense competition, but it merely reflect a stage in the evolution of American journalism.
  一些耸人听闻的新闻报道确实来自激烈的竞争之中，但它只不过反映了美国新闻事业发展史上的一个阶段。
• 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。
• Though reluctant to respond to what was felt to be a wave of harmful sensationalism, the information was given.
  公司尽管很不情愿，感到这是追求危言耸听的有害浪潮，但还是提供了有关情况。
• 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。
• 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。