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exaggerate

/ig-zaj-uh-reyt/US // ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt //UK // (ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt) //

夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈

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v.有主动词 verb
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    ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing.

    • : to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
    • : to increase or enlarge abnormally: Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing.

    • : to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: a person who is always exaggerating.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verboverstate, embellish
Forms: exaggerated, exaggerating
Synonyms
amplify扩增,放大,扩音,扩容distort歪曲,歪曲事实,扭曲,曲解emphasize强调,重视,讲究,讲求fabricate编造,捏造,编制,制造falsify篡改,揑造,作假,伪造heighten增高,增强,提高,增高了inflate膨胀,充气,膨大,充气机magnify凸显,放大,增大,凸现misrepresent歪曲事实,歪曲,虚报,歪曲事实真相overdo过度行为,矫枉过正,过头了,过度overdraw透支,过度拉伸,超额完成任务,超额完成overemphasize过分强调,过度强调,太过强调,过于强调overestimate高估,高估了,夸大其词,过高估计boast夸口说,夸耀,夸夸其谈,夸口boost推动,促进,促进发展,催促brag吹牛,吹嘘,自吹自擂,吹牛逼caricature漫画,讽刺画,讽刺,漫画作品color颜色,色彩,色,色泽corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐embroider绣花,绣制,刺绣,绣enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化exalt升华,超越,扬扬得意,夸赞expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展fudge软糖,软膏,软木,软饮料hike徒步旅行,加息,远足,徒步行走hyperbolize夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,超标的intensify强化,加大,加强,加紧lie谎言,撒谎,骗人,谎话misquote误引,误引号,错误引用,误引用pad垫子,衬垫,垫,垫板puff泡芙,扑通,扑面而来的,扑灭pyramid金字塔,金字塔式,金字塔形,金字塔型romance恋情,浪漫,浪漫主义,浪漫的爱情romanticize浪漫化,浪漫主义,浪漫的,浪漫地看待scam骗局,诈骗,骗术,骗人stretch伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长up了,起来,起,上blow out of proportion夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸大了build up积累,建立,积累起来,积累起来的cook up编造,烹调,烹饪,编造谎言go to extremes做绝处逢生,做绝,走极端,做绝路lay it on thick厚积薄发,铺天盖地,浓墨重彩,浓妆艳抹loud talk高谈阔论,大声说话,高声说话,大声说make too much of过于夸大,过于夸大其词,过于夸张,过于讲究misreport虚报,误报,错报,虚报情况pretty up漂漂亮亮的,漂漂亮亮,靓丽,靓丽起来put on穿上,穿上了,穿着,戴上

Examples

  • Hindenburg also panned the Nikola One, the company’s first semi truck, calling it “not a real truck” and said it corroborated a Bloomberg story from June about the company exaggerating its capabilities.

  • In June, Bloomberg News reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Milton had exaggerated the capabilities of its debut big rig during an unveiling event in December 2016.

  • Street artists often take news stories, rumours and public information and reflect and exaggerate them.

  • Concerns and anxiety can sometimes tip into the unhelpful range, however, when your mind exaggerates a threat, explains Lee, the psychologist.

  • So there’s a supposed psychological phenomenon — bystander apathy — that turns out to be misinterpreted, or exaggerated.

  • It should be noted that the Anti-Coup movement has been known to exaggerate facts and numbers.

  • Not to exaggerate, but it was the sexiest thing that has ever been on television.

  • But things inspire you based on your personal experience, and then you exaggerate or incorporate other stories from friends.

  • Hårdh is careful not to exaggerate expectations, calling the new device a complement, not a cure.

  • Fame is known to exaggerate a character, and Oprah uses two examples: the humanitarian and the jerk.

  • Consequently there is so universal misery that no words could exaggerate it to your Majesty.

  • It is almost impossible to describe them without appearing to exaggerate.

  • Come and see me, we will laugh and talk, but don't exaggerate what I am worth, for I am worth very little.

  • The Félibres put forth great claims for the richness of their vocabulary, and they undoubtedly exaggerate.

  • Monsieur has been somewhat misled, it would seem, by his friend who was witty at my expense and inclined to exaggerate.