in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 lionise
- VERB 把…视作要人;把…奉为名人
If someone is lionized, they are treated as if they are very important or special by a particular group of people, often when they do not really deserve to be.
- By the 1920's, he was lionised by literary London...
到了20世纪20年代,他成为伦敦文学界的宠儿。 - The press began to lionize him enthusiastically...
媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。 - In 1936, Max Schmeling had been lionised as boxing's great hope.
在1936年,马克斯·施梅林被奉为拳击界的一大希望。