very good, exciting, or unusual

a sensational sports car/dress 极好的跑车／连衣裙

She looks sensational (= extremely attractive) in her new dress. 她穿上新裙子漂亮极了。

Sensational news reports and articles are intended to be shocking and exciting rather than serious.

Some of the more sensational newspapers have given a lot of coverage to the scandal. 一些更耸人听闻的报纸以很大篇幅报道了这一丑闻。