exaggerate

[ig'zædʒəreit]

vt.夸张, 夸大, 对...言过其实
vi.夸张, 夸大其词

vt.

1. 夸张, 夸大; 对……言过其实

He exaggerated the importance of the event.

他夸大了这事件的重要性。

2. 使增大, 使扩大; 使过大

vi.

夸张, 夸大其词

Take his words with a grain of salt. He always exaggerates.

对他的话要打折扣听。他总爱夸张。

词形变化

形容词: exaggerative | 副词: exaggeratedly | 名词: exaggeration | 动词过去式: exaggerated | 动词过去分词: exaggerated | 动词现在分词: exaggerating | 动词第三人称单数: exaggerates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.夸张; 放大

overstate  stretch  overdo  magnify  enlarge  

同义参见:

amplify  strengthen  aggrandize  embroider  embellish  aggrandize  lie  

反义参见:

understate  

英英释义

动词 exaggerate:

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

同义词：overstate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify

do something to an excessive degree

同义词：overdo

补充

exaggerateexaggerate英:[iɡˈzædʒəreit] 美:[ɪɡˈzædʒəˌret]vt. & vi.1.(使)扩大, (使)增加2.夸大, 夸张She always exaggerates when she tells something she's done.每当她谈及自己所做的事时, 她总是言过其实。He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them not into going.他夸大了旅行的危险, 目的是恫吓他们, 以使他们不敢去。

例句

1. Don't exaggerate.不要夸大其词。 2. I am exaggerating a little.我有点言过其实了。 3. He thinks I'm exaggerating.他觉得我在说大话。 4. She did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job.她有时候的确夸大了工作的难度。 5. I don't think it is possible to exaggerate the power of television.我认为电视的作用再怎么说都不为过。 6. Men tend to exaggerate their consumption of vegetables.男人有时会把自己吃蔬菜的量往多了说。 7. These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness.这些数据凸显了竞争力的下降。 8. a handsome man whose moustache exaggerated his resemblance to Ronald Colman一个因留着八字须而看上去更像罗纳德•考尔曼的英俊男子 9. The dress exaggerates her narrow waist.这条裙子凸显了她的细腰。 10. to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation夸大处境的困难 11. Those shoes exaggerate the size of his feet.那双鞋使他的双脚显得过大。 12. a person who is always exaggerating一个老是言过其实的人 13. both she and her daughter were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.无论大痛小痛，她和她女儿都喜欢夸大其词。 14. [no obj.]I couldn't sleep for three days—I'm not exaggerating.我已有三天无法入睡了——我没有夸张。 15. exaggerated features such as a massive head and beetling brows.夸张的面部特征，如特大的头和悬垂的眉毛。 16. Don't exaggerate. I was only two minutes late, not twenty.别夸大，我只迟到了两分钟，不是二十分钟。 17. The problems have been greatly exaggerated.这些问题被大大地夸大了。 18. It's rather an exaggeration to say that all the students are lazy.说所有的学生都懒惰，实在是言过其实了。 19. The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.这本书夸大了他创业初期所遇到的困难。 20. It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.无论怎样描述这一发现的重要意义都不为过。 21. He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.一谈到自己的成就，他就容易夸大其词。 22. He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.他加大了动作幅度，好让我们能够看得更清楚。 23. He has a very/greatly exaggerated idea of his own importance.他总是自视过高。 24. a very exaggerated gesture非常夸张的手势 25. an exaggeratedly large gesture幅度大得夸张的示意动作 26. The report was filled with exaggerations and outright lies.这篇报道满篇都是夸大的不实之词和赤裸裸的谎言。 27. She told us what happened without exaggeration. [=without exaggerating]她如实向我们讲述了所发生的一切。 28. "He's an exaggerator, if not an outright liar."他即使不是个彻头彻尾的骗子，也是个言过其实的人。