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

  1. 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

  1. VERB 夸大;夸张
    If you exaggerate, 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。
  2. 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.
    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。

双语例句

  1. Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink.
    可以毫不夸大地说,我几乎没有合过眼。
  2. It is no exaggeration to say that he is conceited.
    说他骄傲自大,一点儿也不过分。
  3. Eliminate boasting and exaggeration.
    切忌吹嘘和夸张。
  4. The plug-in community has produced hundreds of plug-ins, and that's not even an exaggeration.
    插件社区已经开发出了上百个插件,这没有丝毫的夸大。
  5. But it would be a massive over exaggeration.
    但这将太过夸张。
  6. 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。
  7. But do you think it's an exaggeration?
    但你是不是以为这是在夸大其词呢?
  8. But to say that it is impossible is an exaggeration.
    但是,说“不可能”就有点太夸张了。
  9. This advertisement is full of exaggeration.
    这个广告满是夸张的言辞。
  10. 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。
  11. I am sincere. I never need to leave a good impression to others with too much exaggeration.
    我是真诚的,我不需要夸大其词来给别人留下好印象。
  12. Basing himself on the realities of his life, the painter successfully integrated realism and artistic exaggeration.
    画家根据自己的现实生活,成功地把现实主义和艺术夸张结合起来。
  13. 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。
  14. Jupiter pertains to exaggeration and excess, and Saturn pertains to worry and fear.
    木星附属对夸大和剩馀,并且土星附属对忧虑和恐惧。
  15. Secondly, its fabrication and exaggeration, in accordance with the ideas of Chinese people, are easily accepted.
    二是《红楼梦》的虚构和夸张容易被人们所接受,是顺乎我国人民的观念和意识的;
  16. 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。
  17. It's no exaggeration to say it's priceless.
    说这座塔价值连城啊那是一点儿都不过分。
  18. It's not an exaggeration to say that her work has saved lives.
    说她的工作挽救了人们的生命并非夸张。
  19. An exaggeration be a truth that have lose its temper.
    夸张,是失却了抑制的事实。
  20. Exaggeration and symbolism are characteristics of the opera.
    夸张和象征是京剧的典型特征。
  21. Perhaps you can think my view good exaggeration.
    也许你会觉得我的说法好夸张。
  22. And that is not an exaggeration, but the literal truth.
    这不是夸张,但是事实。
  23. There is no exaggeration that this would be the most significant examination in my college life.
    毫不夸张的讲,这将是我大学生活中最最重要的事。
  24. 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。
  25. I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.
    我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使。
  26. It can be said without exaggeration that.
    可以毫不夸张的说。
  27. It was an exaggeration, but a pardonable one.
    这是夸大其词,但可以原谅。
  28. This was an exaggeration.
    这都是夸大之词。
  29. The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.
    这种舞蹈包含了一种他的笨拙故意的夸张。
  30. It is not an exaggeration to say that Dao covers every aspect of the universe and life.
    可以说,道涵盖了宇宙,涵盖了人生,涵盖了我们生活的方方面面。

英英释义

noun

  1. the act of making something more noticeable than usual
    1. the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness

  2. making to seem more important than it really is

      Synonym:    overstatementmagnification

    1. extravagant exaggeration

        Synonym:    hyperbole