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exaggerate

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英 [ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt]
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  • vt.&vi.

    (使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;

  • 变形

    过去式:exaggerated过去分词:exaggerated现在分词:exaggerating第三人称单数:exaggerates

    双语释义

    v.(动词)
    1. vt. & vi. (使)扩大,(使)增加 (cause to) enlarge or increase
    2. vt. & vi. 夸大,夸张 make too large; say or think sth greater than it is; overstate

    英英释义

    exaggerate[ iɡ'zædʒəreit ]

    • v.
      • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

        "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

        同义词:overstateoverdrawhyperbolizehyerbolisemagnifyamplify

      • do something to an excessive degree

        同义词:overdo

    学习怎么用

    词汇搭配

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词
    • exaggerate one's achievements夸大某人的成就
    • exaggerate the difficulties夸大困难
    • exaggerate the faults夸大错误
    ~+副词
    • exaggerate a little夸大一点
    • exaggerate somewhat有些言过其实
    • exaggerate absurdly荒谬地夸大
    • exaggerate crudely〔greatly〕过分夸张
    • exaggerate grossly极其夸张
    • exaggerate incredibly夸张得难以置信
    • exaggerate purposely故意夸大

    同近义词辨析

    exaggerate, magnify

    这组词都有“夸大,夸张”的意思,其区别是:

    exaggerate指有意或无意地夸张或夸大,含强烈“过火”意味。

    magnify本义为“放大或扩大”,引申用与exaggerate含义类似,但不如exaggerate常用。

    双语例句

    用作及物动词(vt.)
    1. Don't exaggerate the parallelism between the two cases.
      不要夸大那两件事的相似性。
    2. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.
      形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
    3. He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
      他往往夸大困难。
    4. We should neither exaggerate nor ignore the differences.
      虽然我们不能夸大这些不同,但是我们也不能忽视它们的存在。
    5. When they talk about something, they tend to exaggerate it.
      当他们谈论一件事情时,他们总喜欢夸大其词。
    用作不及物动词(vi.)
    1. If you exaggerate, you will sound fantastically American.
      如果你发音夸张听起来会特别有美国味。
    2. During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.
      面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。

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