lionize
英 [ˈlaɪ.ə.naɪz]
美 [ˈlaɪ.ə.naɪz]
- vt. 把……奉为名人;游览名胜
- vi. 游览名胜
记忆“lionize”的方法可以是将其拆分为“lion”(狮子)和“ize”(动词后缀,表示使...)。想象一只狮子因其英勇或成就被人群热烈推崇和崇拜,从而形成了“ lionize”这个词,意思是“使某人像狮子一样被尊崇或赞颂”。这样的联想可以帮助记忆这个单词的含义。
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lionize 把某人当名人看待来自lion,狮子,引申词义大人物,名人。
- lionize (v.)
- "to treat (someone) as a celebrity," a hybrid from lion + -ize. Used by Scott, 1809, and preserving lion in the sense of "person of note who is much sought-after" (1715), originally in reference to the lions formerly kept in the Tower of London (referred to from late 16c.), objects of general curiosity that every visitor in town was taken to see. Related: Lionized; lionizing.
- 1. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically.
- 媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。