哗众取宠的意思是什么？

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“哗众取宠”，汉语成语，意思是以浮夸的言行迎合大众，骗取大众的信赖和支持（court people's favour by saying something impressive; gain notoriety by shocking statements）。含贬义，形容轻浮好虚荣。

例句：

wèi le huá zhòng qǔ chǒng，nà wèi yǎn jiǎng zhě dà jiǎng tè jiǎng cū sú de xiào huà

为了哗众取宠，那位演讲者大讲特讲粗俗的笑话。

The speaker played to the gallery by indulging in vulgar jokes.

zhè piān bào dào pī píng le bào zhǐ huá zhòng qǔ chǒng de zuò fēng

这篇报道批评了报纸哗众取宠的作风。

The report criticizes the newspaper for sensationalism.