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exaggeration n.夸张,夸大之词 When you make something showier, or more noticeable than normal, that's also called exaggeration. The exaggeration of your hand movements might be necessary on stage so the audience can see them, but in real life it just looks silly. Exaggeration comes from the Latin word exaggerare, which means to magnify or to heap or pile on. 2005.6

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[igzædʒə'reiʃ(ə)n] If you're prone to exaggeration, it means you habitually overstate the truth. If you have a dog and a hamster, it would be an exaggeration to describe yourself as "practically Doctor Dolittle," living in a house full of animals. In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “United we stand, divided we fall”.

英语单词	exaggeration
英美音标	[igzædʒə'reiʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.夸张,夸大之词
vocab简明	If you're prone to exaggeration, it means you habitually overstate the truth. If you have a dog and a hamster, it would be an exaggeration to describe yourself as "practically Doctor Dolittle," living in a house full of animals.
vocab扩展	When you make something showier, or more noticeable than normal, that's also called exaggeration. The exaggeration of your hand movements might be necessary on stage so the audience can see them, but in real life it just looks silly. Exaggeration comes from the Latin word exaggerare, which means to magnify or to heap or pile on.
真题原句	In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “United we stand, divided we fall”.
来源	2005.6

Exaggeration Means Igzædʒə'Reiʃ(ə)N N.夸张,夸大之词 Prone Habitually Overstate Truth