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Exaggerated Ly 英 ɪɡ'Zædʒəreɪtɪd] 美 ɪɡ'Zædʒəreɪtɪd Adj.言过其辞的;夸大的 动词exaggerate的过去式和过去分词 Statistics

英语单词 exaggerated
英美音标 英 [ɪɡ'zædʒəreɪtɪd] 美 [ɪɡ'zædʒəreɪtɪd]
中文释义 adj.言过其辞的;夸大的
动词exaggerate的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句 (1) The exaggerated statistics were published at the inspiration of the government.
中文例句 (1) 那些夸大的统计资料是由政府授意发表的。
vocabulary简明 Exaggerated describes something that's been overstated, or described as more impressive than it really is. Your exaggerated details stretched the truth, but they sure made your story funny and memorable.
vocabulary扩展 Something that is exaggerated is described as better or bigger than it actually is, like your exaggerated description of the terrible day you had. Exaggerated can also describe something that is oversized, like the exaggerated collar on a funky sweater. The original meaning of exaggerated, in the early 1500s, was "piled up or accumulated." To spell exaggerate correctly, think of bragger.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]夸大的;夸张的;言过其实的 Something that is exaggerated is or seems larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually needs to be.
  • They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve...

    对于那些课程能够取得何等成果的夸大宣传,他们应该持怀疑态度。

  • Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.

    他坚持说,西方的恐惧被过分夸大了。

exaggeratedly
  • ...an exaggeratedly feminine appearance...

    过于女性化的外表

  • She laughed exaggeratedly at their jokes.

    听了他们的笑话,她夸张地笑起来。

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