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sensationalism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sen·sa·tion·al·is·m /senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]  SHOCKa way of reporting events or stories that makes them seem as strange, exciting, or shocking as possible – used to show disapproval 〔新闻报道〕追求轰动效应的做法,耸人听闻的手法,哗众取宠〔含贬义〕sensationalist adjective
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sensationalismIt smacks of both sensationalism and trivialisation.The culture of the country is increasingly enrolled in the junk cults of celebrity, sensationalism and gossip.It is an interesting topic but unfortunately this particular author abandons scholarship in the interests of sensationalism.Already one began to hear the nickname Suicide Langford; but that was either sour grapes or silly sensationalism.
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sensationalism
sensationalism /senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
a way of reporting events or stories that makes them seem as strange, exciting, or shocking as possible – used in order to show disapproval
—sensationalist adjective


sen·sa·tion·al·ismBrE /senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) 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 (指行文或报道)耸人听闻,哗众取宠 sen·sa·tion·al·ist BrE /senˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ 🔊NAmE /senˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ 🔊 adjectivesensationalist headlines耸人听闻的标题