exaggerate

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

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

The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。

He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.他往往夸大困难。

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。

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 you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.He thinks I'm exaggerating...他觉得我在夸大其词。

Don't exaggerate...别夸张。

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 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.These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。

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。

双语例句

A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms 画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。

He thinks I'm exaggerating 他觉得我在夸大其词。

Don't exaggerate 别夸张。

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。

These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness 这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。

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。

There could be more unrest, but I wouldn't exaggerate the problems. 可能会有更大的动荡，不过我想也不必夸大问题。

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。

If you exaggerate, people will no longer believe you. 如果你说话虚夸，人们便不会相信你了。

No need to exaggerate a trifling matter like that. 一件小事情，用不着这么渲染。

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。

But we think sometimes people exaggerate the price. 但我们觉得有时候人们把费用夸大了。

You may exaggerate your emotional situation. 你可能会夸大你的情感状况。

One can exaggerate such differences. 人们可能夸大了这种分歧。

Don't lie or exaggerate. 不要说谎或夸大其词。

But all these examples exaggerate the problem. 但所有这些例子夸大了这一问题。

Many advertisements exaggerate the usefulness of the products. 很多广告都夸大了产品的效用。

I will not exaggerate, distort facts or tell even the smallest of lies. 我不夸大不扭曲事实，不说“无伤大雅的谎言”。

But Hillary likes to exaggerate, so she's telling everybody it was sniper fire. 但是希拉里是很夸张的，所以她跟每个人说她被狙击手袭击了。

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。

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。

Perhaps they exaggerate his illness. 也许他们把他的病情夸大了吧。

I suspect his claims are not all they seem-he tends to exaggerate. 他的主张并非表面上所硅现的&他夸大了点。

B: Please don't exaggerate. I'm not really like what you said. 请别夸张了，我不像你说的那么好。

Most epigrams exaggerate for effect, and this is no exception. 警句为了求效果大多言过其实，这句也不例外。

Similarly, market exchange rates also exaggerate inequality. 同样，市场汇率也夸大了不同经济区域的差异。

Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate? 我的描述准确吗，还是夸张了呢？

Critics exaggerate the difficulty of this task. 批评人士夸大了这一任务的难度。

I think that you exaggerate, pilar. 我认为你看得太严重了，比拉尔。

We always exaggerate people's quest for G.D.P.and undervalue their quest for ideals. 我们总是夸大民众对GDP的需求并低估他们对理想的追求。

英英释义

verb

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

Synonym:overstateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify

do something to an excessive degree

He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups

Synonym:overdo