romanticize verb
also British romanticise /roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz/ romanticizes; romanticized; romanticizing
also British romanticise /roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz/ romanticizes; romanticized; romanticizing
Learner's definition of ROMANTICIZE
: to think about or describe something as being better or more attractive or interesting than it really is : to show, describe, or think about something in a romantic way理想化;美化 [+ object]
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The movie romanticizes [=idealizes] the old South.这部电影把过去的南方美化了。
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He has romanticized notions of army life.他对军旅生活的认识非常理想化。
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a romanticized view of politics对政治的理想化看法
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