lionize

verb

1. assign great social importance to

e.g. The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood
The tenor was lionized in Vienna

Synonym: lionisecelebrate

1. 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.

lionize的近义词

e.g. 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。
e.g. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically...
媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。

1.

1. 奉为名人：lionism 捧名流 | lionize 奉为名人 | lionlike 狮子般的

2. 结交名流：lionize 将...以名人待之 | lionize 结交名流 | lionlike 狮子般的

3. 将...以名人待之：lionize 游览...的名胜 | lionize 将...以名人待之 | lionize 结交名流

4. 游览...的名胜：lionism 捧社会名流 | lionize 游览...的名胜 | lionize 将...以名人待之