exaggerate
- v.夸张;夸大;言过其实
过去式： exaggerated 现在分词： exaggerating 过去分词： exaggerated 第三人称单数： exaggerates
ex- 出,出去 + ag- 加强 + ger- 带来 + -ate 做, 造成
exaggerateverb
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。
exaggerate
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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。
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Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration...
正如很多有关他的故事一样，这个故事也有点夸大。
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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。
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Don 't exaggerate
别夸张。
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Lots of men tend to exaggerate their symptoms when they have a minor illness .
很多男人稍微得点小病就会把症状说得很夸张。
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I think he exaggerates the parallelism between the two cases .
我认为他夸大了两件事的相似之处。
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Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated .
对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。
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She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem .
她对这个问题言过其实。
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She has an exaggerated sense of her own importance .
她自视过高。
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He always tried to minimize his own faults , while exaggerating those of others .
他总是试图对自己的错误轻描淡写，对别人的错误夸大其词。
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The hotel was really filthy and I 'm not exaggerating .
我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。
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He looked at me with exaggerated surprise .
他故作吃惊地看着我。
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The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly .
报章毫无根据地夸大了整个事件。
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He tends to exaggerate the difficulties .
他往往夸大困难。
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The story had been wildly exaggerated .
这件事被过分地夸大了。
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Press reports have been grossly exaggerated .
新闻报道过于夸张。
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It isn 't that he lied exactly , but he did tend to exaggerate .
他不见得是真的说谎，但他的确是有意夸大。
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I 'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent .
我肯定他把他的爱尔兰口音故意说得很重。
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She has a propensity to exaggerate .
她爱言过其实。
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Western fears , he insists , are greatly exaggerated .
他坚持说，西方的恐惧被过分夸大了。
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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。
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They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve
对于那些课程能够取得何等成果的夸大宣传，他们应该持怀疑态度。
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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。
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Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating
一些家长不愿意采取这些措施，因为他们怀疑自己的孩子在夸大其词。
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These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness
这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
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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。
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Reports of his drinking have been wildly exaggerated
有关他酗酒的报道极尽夸张。
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They were made welcome with the usual pantomime of exaggerated smiles and gestures
他们受到了一如往常的欢迎，夸张的笑容和姿态如同一场闹剧。
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We have been accused of exaggerating before , but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true
以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。
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The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated
这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
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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。
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The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore .
狐狸的害人精形象在传闻和民间故事中遭到严重的夸大。
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He thinks I 'm exaggerating
他觉得我在夸大其词。