lurid

Compared meaning: shocking, causing strong surprise or interest (adjective).

比较义项：令人震惊／耸人听闻的（形容词）。

• shocking

  Describes something that causes intense surprise or dismay in anyone experiencing it directly; fairly neutral register, used for real events, accidents or news without implying exaggeration or graphic detail.

  形容直接让人感到极度惊讶或难以接受的事情；语气较中性，多用于真实事件、事故或新闻，不含夸大渲染或细节描写的意味。

  It was shocking to see how thin the stray dog had become.

  看到那只流浪狗变得如此消瘦，真是令人震惊。

• sensational

  Emphasizes that a story is presented, often by the media, in an exciting, exaggerated way to grab attention; can suggest sensationalism or hype rather than the event's true seriousness.

  强调一则报道（常由媒体）以夸张、吸引眼球的方式呈现；带有炒作、渲染的意味，而不一定反映事件本身的严重程度。

  The tabloids ran a sensational headline about the movie star's divorce.

  小报刊登了一则关于那位电影明星离婚的耸动标题。

• lurid 本词

  Stresses vivid, graphic, often gruesome detail, typically about crime, scandal or violence, carrying a stronger negative, tabloid-style connotation than shocking or sensational.

  强调细节生动、露骨，常涉及犯罪、丑闻或暴力，带有比shocking和sensational更强烈的负面、小报式渲染色彩。

  The report included lurid details of the crime scene that turned her stomach.

  报道中骇人听闻的犯罪现场细节让她感到反胃。

Shocking, sensational, and lurid all describe something causing a strong reaction. Shocking is fairly neutral surprise; sensational means media exaggeration for attention; lurid means graphic, often gruesome detail, more negative. Not covered: sensational as 'excellent', or lurid as bright colors.

这三个词都可形容让人产生强烈反应的事件或报道，但语气不同：shocking强调令人震惊或难以接受，语气较中性；sensational强调媒体渲染、夸大以吸引眼球，带有炒作意味；lurid强调细节生动露骨、渲染耸人听闻，常见于血腥或丑闻类报道，贬义色彩更强。这里不比较sensational表示“极好的、精彩的”的用法，也不比较lurid表示“色彩刺眼、耀眼”的用法。