1 causing, or trying to cause, a feeling of great excitement, surprise or interest among people 引起轰动的；煽情的；耸人听闻的: This magazine specializes in sensational stories about the rich and famous. 这本杂志专门报道富人和名人耸人听闻的轶事。

2 (informal 非正式) extremely good or beautiful; very exciting 极好的；极美丽的；动人的 ➔sensationally /-nəli ||; -nəlɪ/ adv