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