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exaggerate

[英] [iɡˈzædʒəreit] [美] [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌret] 生词本

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1. VERB 夸大;夸张 If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. 
  • He thinks I'm exaggerating...

    他觉得我在夸大其词。

  • Don't exaggerate...

    别夸张。

  • Sheila admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job.

    希拉承认自己有时候确实夸大了工作的难度。

exaggeration
  • Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration...

    正如很多有关他的故事一样,这个故事也有点夸大。

  • It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.

    称那种危险为紧急事件有点夸张。

2. VERB 突出;夸大 If something exaggerates a situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is. 
  • These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...

    这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。

  • The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom.

    那件连衣裙凸显了她的蜂腰,也让她的胸部看起来更丰满。

Verb

1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;

  • "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

2. do something to an excessive degree;

  • "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"
1. If you exaggerate, people will no longer believe you.
如果你说话虚夸,人们便不会相信你了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.
这个人言过其实,就会吹牛皮放大炮。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. We can't exaggerate his scientific attainment.
我们无法估量他在科学上的造诣。

来自《简明英汉词典》