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

• 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。
• 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。
• "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 article says nothing about children being "abducted." The Associated Press added this for the benefit of sensationalism.
  这篇文章并没有讲到儿童被拐的问题，美联社发布它只是为了利益和哗众取宠。
• However, to avoid patriotic clich é s and sensationalism, the film skillfully blends in different emotions that appear earlier with the major principle.
  但是，为了避免老生常谈的爱国主义题材和哗众取宠的效果，该片在前期颇有技巧地融入了很多不同情感，但却没有偏离主题。
• Legends are based on history, and associated with historical and actual things. Legends always use the art such as fantasy, exaggeration, virtual, sensationalism. In addition to common characteristics, Huizhou Legends has its own personalities.
  传说以历史为依托，与历史的、实有的事物相联系；同时为了追求传奇性的艺术特征，传说往往采用幻想、夸张、虚拟、渲染等艺术手法。
• 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。
• The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation.
  小报依靠耸人听闻的故事维持读者群。
• 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。
• 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。