exaggerate

英 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]

美 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]

v.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

过去分词：exaggerated　现在分词：exaggerating　过去式：exaggerated　第三人称单数：exaggerates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5927 / COCA.6312

牛津词典

verb

• 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  to make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is
  1. The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
     我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。
  2. He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
     他往往夸大困难。
  3. I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
     我肯定他把他的爱尔兰口音故意说得很重。
  4. Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated.
     对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大;夸张
  If youexaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
  1. He thinks I'm exaggerating...
     他觉得我在夸大其词。
  2. Don't exaggerate...
     别夸张。
  3. 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。
• VERB 突出;夸大
  If somethingexaggeratesa situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is.
  1. These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...
     这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  Synonym:overstateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify
• do something to an excessive degree
  1. He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
  Synonym:overdo

双语例句

• This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.
  这个人言过其实，就会吹牛皮放大炮。
• Neither will I hide my bitter feelings nor will I exaggerate my grief and indignation.
  我不掩饰我内心的苦涩，也不虚张我的悲愤。
• They tend to exaggerate the costs and risks of acting, and discount those of inaction.
  他们往往夸大行动的成本和风险，却低估无所作为的成本和风险。
• Admittedly, cannot deny because of this cantering action, but also cannot exaggerate its action.
  固然，不能因此而否定慢跑的作用，但也不能夸大其作用。
• Critics exaggerate the difficulty of this task.
  批评人士夸大了这一任务的难度。
• Don't exaggerate
  别夸张。
• These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness
  这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
• But all these examples exaggerate the problem.
  但所有这些例子夸大了这一问题。
• He thinks I'm exaggerating
  他觉得我在夸大其词。
• Perhaps they exaggerate his illness.
  也许他们把他的病情夸大了吧。