hyped
hyped — 動詞
1. to talk about a product, film, or event over and over in the media, in a way tha
大肆宣傳
媒體反覆吹捧、誇大其詞地推廣
to talk about a product, film, or event over and over in the media, in a way that makes it sound much better or more exciting than it really is.
The studio hyped Eri's new action film for months before it opened.
影業公司在 Eri 的新動作片上映前，連續好幾個月都在大肆宣傳。
subject = company/media; object = product/event
Sports channels hyped the boxing match as the fight of the decade.
體育台把這場拳擊賽炒作成本世紀最精采的對決。
pattern: hype + something + as + noun phrase
Christopher's debut album was hyped so much that fans expected a masterpiece.
Christopher 的首張專輯被宣傳得太誇張，粉絲都期待是一張曠世之作。
Travel bloggers hyped the small island until tourists began arriving every weekend.
旅遊部落客大力吹捧那座小島，直到每個週末都有觀光客湧入。
Critics felt the new phone had been hyped beyond what its features deserved.
影評認為這支新手機被炒作得超過它實際的功能。
- downplay
to make something sound less important than it really is
文法句型
hype + something
be hyped as + noun
用法筆記
Frequently passive (`be hyped`, `be hyped as`). Subject is usually a company, broadcaster, journalist, or social-media voice — not an ordinary individual praising something to a friend.
常見錯誤
hyped — 名詞
1. the loud and constant attention given to a new film, product, person, or event i
炒作
媒體不斷渲染、近乎誇大的關注
the loud and constant attention given to a new film, product, person, or event in the media, often making it seem more important or exciting than it turns out to be.
Despite all the hype, Nadia found the film boring and predictable.
儘管炒作得熱熱鬧鬧，Nadia 還是覺得這部電影又悶又老套。
common frame: despite (all) the hype
There is a lot of hype around the new electric car from that Korean company.
那家韓國車廠的新電動車話題熱度很高。
collocation: hype around / about + something
Few restaurants in Taipei live up to the hype of their opening week.
在台北，沒幾家餐廳能撐得起開幕那週被炒出來的熱度。
Vivek tries to ignore the hype and read honest reviews before buying anything.
Vivek 買東西前，總會避開炒作的喧囂，去看真實的評論。
The hype around the singer's wedding filled every entertainment programme that week.
那位歌手婚禮的炒作熱度，那一週塞滿了所有娛樂節目。
文法句型
the hype around / about + something
live up to the hype
用法筆記
Uncountable; almost always with `the` or no article (`a hype` is wrong in standard usage). Often appears with `around`, `about`, or `surrounding` + the thing being promoted.
常見錯誤
hyped — 形容詞
1. feeling full of nervous energy and excitement before something you have been wai
超興奮的
因期待而極度亢奮，多用於口語
feeling full of nervous energy and excitement before something you have been waiting for, such as a game, a concert, or the release of a new product.
Mira was so hyped for the K-pop concert that she could hardly sleep the night before.
Mira 為了 K-pop 演唱會興奮到前一晚幾乎睡不著。
pattern: be hyped for + event
The crowd got really hyped when the home team scored in the final minute.
主隊在最後一分鐘進球時，全場觀眾都嗨翻了。
pattern: get hyped (when / about + event)
Obi sent the group chat ten messages — he was hyped about the new game release.
Obi 在群組裡連發十條訊息——他為新遊戲上市興奮得不得了。
Caio and his cousins were hyped for the family trip to Brazil this summer.
Caio 和他的表兄弟們，都為今年夏天回巴西的家族旅行興奮不已。
- underwhelmed
feeling less excited than you expected to feel
文法句型
be hyped (for / about + something)
get hyped
用法筆記
Mainly American slang, used by younger speakers. Almost always predicative after `be` or `get`; you wouldn't normally place it before a noun (`a hyped fan` sounds odd; `a fan who was hyped` is fine).