sentimentalize
verb[T]
disapproving(UKusuallysentimentalise)uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.aɪz/us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬ə.laɪz/topresentsomething in a way that issentimental(= giving too muchimportancetoemotions,especiallyloveorsadness, and not enough tothoughtandreason):
使……感性化Herbooksentimentalizesparenthoodandcompletelyignoresthedisadvantagesof it.她的书将为人父母以感性化方式呈现,完全忽略了其中的种种不便。
Herstoryisn't sentimentalized, but told withunderstanding.她的故事没有被感性化,而是以理解的精神讲述。
See
sentimentalism
- Herefusedto sentimentalize thesceneshedrew.
- Thefilmdoes not sentimentalizeitssubjectuntil the end.
- Shetendsto sentimentalize the past.
Exaggerating & playing down
- alarmist
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- catastrophize
- dramatization
- dramatize
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- over-egg
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom