lionize

美 [ˈlaɪənaɪz]英 [ˈlaɪənaɪz]
  • vt.把(某人)视为名人;把(某人)当成要人对待

过去式: lionized 现在分词: lionizing 过去分词: lionized 第三人称单数: lionizes

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verb

VN把(某人)视为名人;把(某人)当成要人对待
to treat sb as a famous or important person

lionize

频次

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    VERB 把…视作要人;把…奉为名人
    If someone is lionized, they are treated as if they are very important or special by a particular group of people, often when they do not really deserve to be.

    By the 1920's, he was lionised by literary London...

    到了20世纪20年代,他成为伦敦文学界的宠儿。

verb

1
assign great social importance to
The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood
The tenor was lionized in Vienna
Synonym: lionise celebrate

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  1. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically

    媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。

  2. Marilyn wanted to be loved , not lionized .

    玛里琳要的是爱而不是崇拜。

  3. We can expect a shift away from the lionizing of fancy restaurants , for example , and toward more use of public libraries .

    我们会看到人们不再留恋炫丽的餐厅,而是会更多地使用公共图书馆。

  4. Jobs was rightfully lionized as a creative genius , but he was also a fiercely competitive leader who simply could not bear to lose .

    乔布斯被奉为创意天才无可厚非,但他同时也是位好胜心爆棚的强势领导者。

  5. And if they continued to lionize him in a public fashion , that these kinds of public demonstrations can only have a profoundly negative effect on our relationship .

    而且,如果他们继续大张旗鼓地欢迎此人,这种公开展示的方式只能对我们的关系产生深远的负面影响。

  6. Then we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a world that lionizes Size Two Hollywood starlets and Barbie-doll figures .

    于是,我们发现,自己所处的世界推崇好莱坞二流明星和芭比娃娃的形象。

  7. He was lionized by the press .

    他被媒体给捧红了。

  8. You get invitations to gamelan evenings , or hear of a gallery opening as if it were a rave , show up and meet an artist who last week was lionized in Paris .

    你得到邀请,去参加甘美兰晚会,又或者听说有什么画廊开幕式,好像那是个锐舞派对一样,于是你就去了,看到一个艺术家,上星期他可能还在巴黎被人众星捧月呢。