exaggeration

英 [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn]

n.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

复数：exaggerations　

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BNC.9504 / COCA.10878

牛津词典

noun

• 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  a statement or description that makes sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this
  1. a slight/gross/wild exaggeration
     有点 / 明显的 / 胡乱的夸张
  2. It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well─I only met her twice.
     说我非常了解她不免言过其实——我只见过她两次。
  3. It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.
     说大多数同学从未完整读过一部莎士比亚戏剧一点也不夸张。
  4. He told his story simply and without exaggeration.
     他简单扼要、毫不夸张地讲述了自己的故事。

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

noun

• the act of making something more noticeable than usual
  1. the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness
• making to seem more important than it really is
  Synonym:overstatementmagnification
• extravagant exaggeration
  Synonym:hyperbole

双语例句

• Eliminate boasting and exaggeration.
  切忌吹嘘和夸张。
• This is no exaggeration to say he's the most generous person I have ever met.
  毫不夸张地说他是我遇到的最慷慨的人。
• An exaggeration be a truth that have lose its temper.
  夸张，是失却了抑制的事实。
• Perhaps you can think my view good exaggeration.
  也许你会觉得我的说法好夸张。
• This is my first match picture exaggeration practice, the final effect is not very ideal.
  这是我的第一个匹配照片渲染练习，最后的效果不是很理想。
• I swear it is no exaggeration that tobacco had completely wiped out my sense of taste.
  我发誓，毫不夸张地说，香烟曾经使我的味觉完全消失了。
• The use of exaggeration or distortion to make a figure appear comic or ridiculous.
  夸张讽刺：为了使文中的人物显得可笑而使用的夸张或扭曲人物形象的手法。
• Form the angle of rhetoric, the methods mainly have metaphor, exaggeration and so on.
  从修辞角度看，成语中数词的修辞方式主要有比喻、夸张、惜代、反复等类型。
• It was an exaggeration, but a pardonable one.
  这是夸大其词，但可以原谅。
• But to say that it is impossible is an exaggeration.
  但是，说“不可能”就有点太夸张了。