exaggerate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. 誇大
He thinks I'm exaggerating. 他認爲我在誇大其詞。
2. exaggerationN-VAR 誇大
Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration. 像很多有關他的故事一樣，這個也有點兒誇大的意味。
3. V-T 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. 誇大
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness. 這些數字誇大了競爭力的下降。
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exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt/ (exaggerating,exaggerated,exaggerates)
剑桥词典
- to make something seem larger , more important , better , or worse than it really is
- You shouldn't believe everything she says - she does tend to exaggerate.
- The minister suggested that some leading environmentalists were exaggerating the issues somewhat .
- She was a bit annoyed , but she wasn't furious - don't exaggerate.
- I don't think it would be exaggerating to say that the composer's new work is a masterpiece .
- He has exaggerated the whole event to make it sound rather more dramatic than it actually was. 返回 exaggerate
誇張；誇大；對…言過其實
The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated. 遭受襲擊的威脇被過分誇大了。
Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive . 不要言過其實——沒有那麽貴。
I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life . 我不是在誇大其詞——那是我這輩子喫到的最難以下咽的飯了。
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