lionize somebody
The media lionized the young athlete after his victory.
媒体在那位年轻运动员获胜后把他当作名人追捧。
捧为名人；当作名人对待
把...视为重要人物,捧红；将...以名人待之；游览...的名胜；结交名流
to treat someone as a famous or important person; to give someone great public attention and admiration
把...视为重要人物,捧红
assign great social importance to
一般现在时
The media lionizes celebrities for their charity work.
媒体因其慈善工作而把名人奉为名流。
一般过去时
The town lionized the returning war hero.
小镇把归来的战争英雄当作名流对待。
现在完成时
She has been lionized by fans since her award.
自从获奖以来，她一直被粉丝奉为名流。
规则动词，变形遵循标准-ed结尾
After his victory, the media lionized him as a hero.
在他获胜后，媒体将他奉为英雄。
用法提示：lionize 作及物动词，意为'把...奉为名人'，此处用于被动含义，表示媒体极力推崇他为英雄。
The author was lionized at the book festival.
这位作者在书展上受到明星般的待遇。
用法提示：lionize 用于被动语态，表示作者被当作名人对待。
Fans lionize the singer wherever she goes.
无论这位歌手走到哪里，粉丝们都把她奉为名人。
用法提示：lionize 作及物动词，描述粉丝行为，表示将她视为名人。
The media lionized the young athlete after his victory.
媒体在那位年轻运动员获胜后把他当作名人追捧。
常用于被动语态。
The author was lionized by critics for his debut novel.
这位作家因其处女作受到评论界的追捧。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a lionize.
正确表达He is lionized.
lionize是动词，不能用作名词。正确形式是过去分词lionized表示被动或被对待的方式。
grammar · medium
易错句子They lionized about the hero.
正确表达They lionized the hero.
lionize作为及物动词时直接接宾语，不需要介词about。
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