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Exaggeration I Means 英 ɪɡˌzædʒə'Reɪʃn] 美 ɪɡˌzædʒə'Reɪʃn N.夸张;夸大 Fat

英语单词 exaggeration
英美音标 英 [ɪɡˌzædʒə'reɪʃn] 美 [ɪɡˌzædʒə'reɪʃn]
中文释义 n.夸张;夸大
英语例句 (1) It is no exaggeration to say that she is fat.
(2) I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.
(3) I think that is an exaggeration.
中文例句 (1) 说她胖决不夸张。
(2) 我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使。
(3) 我认为这是一种夸大。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.

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