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exaggeration

/ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn/US // ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən //

夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸大之词

Related Words

falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性excess过量,过度,过量的,过剩fantasy幻想,梦幻,幻象,幻觉untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事baloney胡说八道,胡扯,空话misjudgment误判,错判,错误的判断,错误判断misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述fabrication制造,制作,加工,虚构hyperbole夸夸其谈,夸大其词,夸夸其谈的说法,夸夸其谈的话语caricature漫画,讽刺画,讽刺,漫画作品fancy花式,幻想,花哨的,幻想的pretension矫揉造作,矫枉过正,矫情,矫饰性aggrandizement扩增,扩容,扩产,膨胀coloring着色,染色,着色剂,上色boasting夸夸其谈,夸大其词,浮夸,夸口说stretch伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长magnification放大率,放大倍数,倍率,放大romance恋情,浪漫,浪漫主义,浪漫的爱情emphasis强调,重点,重视,强调一点embroidery绣花,绣品,刺绣,绣制

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of exaggerating or overstating.
    • : an instance of exaggerating; an overstatement: His statement concerning the size of his income is a gross exaggeration.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounoverstatement, embellishment
Synonyms
baloney胡说八道,胡扯,空话excess过量,过度,过量的,过剩fabrication制造,制作,加工,虚构falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性fantasy幻想,梦幻,幻象,幻觉hyperbole夸夸其谈,夸大其词,夸夸其谈的说法,夸夸其谈的话语misjudgment误判,错判,错误的判断,错误判断misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事aggrandizement扩增,扩容,扩产,膨胀amplification放大,放大率,放大作用,放大法boasting夸夸其谈,夸大其词,浮夸,夸口说caricature漫画,讽刺画,讽刺,漫画作品coloring着色,染色,着色剂,上色crock罐子,罐头,炖锅,炖菜elaboration阐述,详述,详细说明,详解embroidery绣花,绣品,刺绣,绣制emphasis强调,重点,重视,强调一点enlargement扩增,扩建,扩大,加大exaltation超升,超越,升华,超越自我extravagance奢侈,奢华,奢侈浪费,奢侈品fancy花式,幻想,花哨的,幻想的hogwash胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡扯八道inflation通货膨胀,通胀,膨胀,通涨jazz爵士乐,爵士舞,爵士,爵士音乐line线,行,路线,线条magnification放大率,放大倍数,倍率,放大overemphasis过分强调,过度强调,过于强调,过分重视overestimation高估,高估了,高估自己,高估计pretension矫揉造作,矫枉过正,矫情,矫饰性pretentiousness装腔作势,自命不凡,伪装,矫情rant咆哮,大喊大叫,咆哮声,咆哮着romance恋情,浪漫,浪漫主义,浪漫的爱情stretch伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长whopper巨无霸,呜呜呜,呜呼yarn纱线,纱布,纱,纺纱figure of speech比喻,比喻法,比方说,打比方说fish story鱼的故事,鱼类故事,鱼儿的故事,鱼类的故事flight of fancy梦幻般的飞行,幻想的飞行,梦幻般的飞翔,梦幻般的旅行tall story高大的故事,高大上的故事,高个子故事,高篇小说

Examples

  • It’s not an exaggeration to say decisions made today could affect the planet for thousands of years.

  • This was clearly the most important announcement since RankBrain and no exaggeration — and not just for the world of web search.

  • We are regressing at the worst possible time for us to do so, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that thousands of lives hang in the balance — the lives of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters who could easily fall.

  • It’s not an exaggeration to say that Thompson created Georgetown basketball — and Big East basketball — as we know it.

  • It’s no exaggeration to say that WeChat changed my father’s life.

  • And this big box that encloses him is only an exaggeration of his regular nerd-dandy clothes.

  • No exaggeration, Ronaldo is one of the two best footballers in the world.

  • Exaggeration and hyperbole are constant campaign companions, as useful and expected as hammers and saws on a construction site.

  • It is no exaggeration to say that the way society deals with drugs is shifting more quickly than ever before.

  • Wolf is about the American Dream gone haywire, so exaggeration is the name of the game.

  • Any exaggeration into which a feeling of indignation happens to betray the accuser is instantly pounced upon.

  • His last night's jealous speculations touching a man he did not know had leastways led him into no exaggeration.

  • Amplification, declamation, and exaggeration were at all times the faults of the Greeks, excepting Demosthenes and Aristotle.

  • Travellers speak of the speed of the bullet in describing their running—doubtless with some exaggeration.

  • The enthusiasm of the poet leads him into exaggeration whenever he comes to a wonder of Provence.

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