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Exaggerate Verb Important Situation Quality 英[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt 美[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt Vt.&Vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张

单词 exaggerate
音标
英[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt] 美[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt]
解释
vt.&vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;
例句

VERB
夸大;夸张
If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
例:He thinks I'm exaggerating...他觉得我在夸大其词。
例:Don't exaggerate...别夸张。

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.
例:These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
例: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。
变形
third:exaggerates~done:exaggerated~ing:exaggerating~past:exaggerated~

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