sentimentalize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sen·ti·ment·al·ize (also sentimentalise British English) /ˌsentəˈmentl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive, transitive] PERFECTto speak, write, or think about only the good or happy things about something, not the bad things 只谈…的美好一面；感性对待 novels that sentimentalize the past 怀旧小说→ See Verb table
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sentimentalize• Does he, though, slightly sentimentalize the Andantino sections of the first movement?• These historical novels tended to sentimentalize the past.• In keeping with the general mood of the time, these novels tended to sentimentalize the past.• But the Marschallin does not misjudge, nor does she sentimentalize the situation.sen·ti·ment·al·ize verbChineseSyllable
write, speak, only or about the to think good Corpus
sentimentalize
sen‧ti‧ment‧al‧ize
(also sentimentalise British English) /ˌsentəˈmentl-aɪz, ˌsentɪˈmentl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to speak, write, or think about only the good or happy things about something, not the bad things:
novels that sentimentalize the past
sen‧ti‧ment‧al‧ize
(also sentimentalise British English) /ˌsentəˈmentl-aɪz, ˌsentɪˈmentl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]to speak, write, or think about only the good or happy things about something, not the bad things:
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