exaggerate

exaggerate

英/ ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt /

美/ ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt /

简明
柯林斯

v.夸大，言过其实；使扩大

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

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英英释义

1
夸大
... [flaunt;glory;trumpet] 夸耀 [exaggerate;overstate] 夸大;言过其实 [hyperbole] 夸张法。一种修辞手段,指为了启发听者或读者的想象力和加强言语的力量,用夸大的词句来形容事物 ...
2
夸张
失误的表现包括夸张（Exaggerate）、遗漏（Miss）、错误（mistake）和偏见（Prejudice）；
3
使扩大
词根 ... exact 需要,坚持要求; 精确的 exaggerate 夸大,使扩大 exasperate 激怒 ...

短语

1
Never exaggerate
千万不要夸张
2
exaggerate verb
夸张
3
exaggerate things
夸大事实

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双语例句
原声例句
权威例句

1
He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
他往往夸大困难。
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2
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness.
这些数字夸大了竞争力的下降。
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3
A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms.
画家可能会夸大或扭曲形状与形式。
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同近义词
同根词
词源

vt.
使扩大；使增大
enlarge / broaden
vi.
夸大；夸张
put it on / pile it on

百科

Exaggerate
Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner. The exaggerator has been a familiar figure in Western culture since at least Aristotle's discussion of the alazon: 'the boaster is regarded as one who pretends to have distinguished qualities which he possesses either not at all or to a lesser degree than he pretends...exaggerating'.It is the opposite of minimisation.Words or expressions associated with exaggeration include:

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