Word
lionize
/ˈlaiənaiz/
verb
捧为名人；当作名人对待
核心释义
to treat someone as a famous or important person; to give someone great public attention and admiration
- 1.
把...视为重要人物,捧红
assign great social importance to
把...视为重要人物,捧红；将...以名人待之；游览...的名胜；结交名流
用法In use
After his victory, the media lionized him as a hero.
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.
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.
用法提示：lionize 作及物动词，描述粉丝行为，表示将她视为名人。
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。
be lionized (by somebody)
常用于被动语态。
The author was lionized by critics for his debut novel.
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- lion
- 狮子；名人 · n.
- lioness
- 母狮 · n.
- lionhearted
- 勇敢的 · adj.
- lionization
- 捧红；奉为名人 · n.
- lionfish
- 狮子鱼 · n.
- lionlike
- 像狮子的 · adj.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，后接被奉为名流的人。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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