[VERB 动词]夸大；夸张 If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
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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。
Oxford
ex·ag·ger·ate★/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt; NAmEɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/verb[intransitive , transitive ]to make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is 夸张；夸大；言过其实◆The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。exaggeratesth ◆He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.他往往夸大困难。◆I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is).我肯定他故意把爱尔兰口音说得很重。◆Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated.对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。exaggerateexaggeratesexaggeratedexaggeratingex·ag·ger·ate/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt; NAmEɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is: I couldn’t sleep for three days – I’m not exaggerating.it’s easy/difficult/impossible to exaggerate something It’s difficult to exaggerate the importance of sleep.COLLOCATIONSphrasesit is difficult/hard/impossible to exaggerate something (=used to say that something cannot be made to seem more important etc than it already is)· It is difficult to exaggerate the strength of people’s feelings on this matter.it is easy to exaggerate something· It’s all too easy to exaggerate the importance of these rather minor factors.exaggerate the importance/significance (of something)· Personally, I think society exaggerates the importance of marriage.exaggerate the extent of something (=say that the size or degree of something is greater than it really is)· The army exaggerated the extent to which the operation was a success.exaggerate the impact (of something) (=say the effect or influence of something is worse than it really is)· We believe the Chancellor is exaggerating the impact these proposals will have.exaggerate the size (of something)· I’m sure Tommy is exaggerating the size of the problem.exaggerate the effect (of something)· He yawned widely, exaggerating the effect by stretching his arms wide.THESAURUSexaggerate to say that something is much bigger, better, worse, more important etc than it really is: · He exaggerated his own achievements.· These claims are wildly exaggerated.· The grass in the garden was about three feet high – I’m not exaggerating.blow something (up) out of all proportion to say a situation or event is a lot worse or much more serious than it really is: · The problem really has been blown up out of all proportion.make too much of something to treat something that has happened as though it were more important or serious than it really is – used especially when saying that you should not do this: · She loved the fact that he’d sent her flowers, but she didn’t want to make too much of it in case it meant nothing.· It's probably nothing – children often get these strange ideas. You shouldn’t make too much of themoveremphasize (also overemphasise British English) to say that a part of something is more important and has a bigger effect than is really true, especially in relation to other things: · The importance of cleanliness in the preparation of food cannot be overemphasized.· Historians have tended to overemphasize the role of the monarchy in British history.overstate to describe something in a way that makes it sound more important or serious than it really is: · Sometimes she overstates her case.· The importance of advertising can hardly be overstated.overplay to make something seem more important than it is, in the way that you talk about it or treat it: · The media has greatly overplayed this issue.glorify to make someone or something seem much better, less harmful etc than they really are – used when you think it is wrong to do this: · His films glorify violence.· My father never glorified war.· These images were produced in order to glorify the empire.talk something up informal to talk about something in a way that makes it appear more important, interesting, or successful than it really is, especially to get someone’s support or interest: · At the interview, he talked up his experience of working in sales.· The government tried to talk up the threat posed by these countries, in order to justify an increase in military spending.overrated adjective if you think someone or something is overrated, you think they are not nearly as good as people claim: · I think her books are overrated.· As a player he’s overrated.idealized adjective an idealized image, view, picture etc of someone or something shows them as being much better than they really are: · His books give an idealized picture of English rural life.· her friend’s idealized view of marriage
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