sentimentalize
verb [ T ] disapproving (UK usually sentimentalise) uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.aɪz/ us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬ə.laɪz/
使……感性化
to present something in a way that is sentimental (= giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness, and not enough to thought and reason)
Her book sentimentalizes parenthood and completely ignores the disadvantages of 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。
Her story isn't sentimentalized, but told with understanding. 她的故事没有被感性化，而是以理解的精神讲述。
See: sentimentalism
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- He refused to sentimentalize the scenes he drew.
- The film does not sentimentalize its subject until the end.
- She tends to sentimentalize the past.