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sensational + noun
sensational 常修饰 news, story, report, headline 等名词，强调轰动性。
The newspaper published a sensational story.
这家报纸刊登了一个耸人听闻的故事。
轰动的；引人注目的；耸人听闻的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
轰动的；引人注目的；耸人听闻的
causing intense interest, curiosity, or excitement; commanding attention
The newspaper published a sensational story.
这家报纸刊登了一个耸人听闻的故事。
感觉的；知觉的
Of or pertaining to sensation.
引起强烈兴趣、好奇或情感的
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
激发或唤起感官的。
Piquing or arousing the senses.
引人注目的
commanding attention
The newspaper's sensational headline made everyone stop and look.
报纸那耸人听闻的标题让每个人都停下来看。
AI contextual example
The discovery of a new species was sensational, and everyone in town was talking about it.
新物种的发现非常轰动，镇上每个人都在谈论这件事。
AI contextual example
They found the ad too sensational and replaced it with a quieter one.
他们认为这则广告过于耸人听闻，就换了一个更平和的。
AI contextual example
a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
一场精彩绝伦的音乐会——令人永难忘怀。
WordNet
sensational 常修饰 news, story, report, headline 等名词，强调轰动性。
The newspaper published a sensational story.
这家报纸刊登了一个耸人听闻的故事。
作表语时表示非常出色、令人激动。
The concert was sensational.
这场音乐会非常精彩。
Not this
The singer is a sensational.
Use this
The singer is a sensation.
Sensational是形容词，不能用作名词。这里应使用名词形式sensation，表示“轰动一时的人物”。
Not this
The news is very senational.
Use this
The news is very sensational.
拼写错误：单词sensational有两个s（词首和中间），错误写法senational漏掉了第一个s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
耸人听闻的新闻
The newspaper is known for publishing sensational news.
这家报纸以发布耸人听闻的新闻而闻名。
耸人听闻的故事
She told a sensational story about her travels.
她讲了一个关于她旅行的耸人听闻的故事。
惊人的胜利
The team achieved a sensational victory in the final.
该队在决赛中取得了惊人的胜利。
精彩的表演
The actor gave a sensational performance on stage.
这位演员在舞台上进行了精彩的表演。
惊人的发现
Scientists made a sensational discovery in the laboratory.
科学家在实验室里做出了惊人的发现。
骇人听闻的罪行
The city was shocked by a sensational crime.
这座城市被一起骇人听闻的罪行震惊了。
Use sensational naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个“三色选秀”节目，表演非常惊艳，观众都被感动得流泪，这就是 sensational（激动人心的）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻、娱乐、日常夸赞 通常用于形容引起轰动或强烈兴趣的事物，在新闻、娱乐等正式或半正式语境中常见，也见于日常口语中的夸张赞美，但需注意语境避免过度使用。
Only 'conversational' rhymes with 'sensational' (same stressed vowel /eɪ/). The other words share the -tional spelling but have different stress and vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.