/ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt ||; ɪgˈzædʒəˌret/verb
[I,T] to make sth seem larger, better, worse, etc than it really is 夸大:
Don't exaggerate. I was only two minutes late, not twenty.别夸大,我只迟到了两分钟,不是二十分钟。The problems have been greatly exaggerated.这些问题被大大地夸大了。 ➔exaggeration /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn ||; ɪgˌzædʒəˈreʃən/ noun [C,U]
It's rather an exaggeration to say that all the students are lazy.说所有的学生都懒惰,实在是言过其实了。
exaggerate/Igˋzædʒə͵ret; IɡˈzædʒəreIt/v [I,T] to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is 夸张﹐夸大﹐言过其实: He says everyone hates him, but he's exaggerating. 他说每个人都讨厌他﹐但他言过其实。grossly/wildly exaggerated The problems have been grossly exaggerated. 这些问题被夸大了很多。 —exaggerated adj : He gave an exaggerated sigh. 他夸张地叹了一口气。 —exaggeration /Ig͵zædʒəˋreʃən; IɡˌzædʒəˈreIʃ$n/n [C,U] It is no exaggeration to say that he saved my life. 说他救了我的性命一点也不夸张。
exaggerateexaggerateexaggeratesexaggeratedexaggeratingverb (exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated)spellingRemember! You spell exaggerate with GG.to say that something is bigger, better, worse, etc. than it really is: Don't exaggerate! I was only two minutes late, not twenty.▶ exaggerationexaggerationexaggerationsnoun: It's a bit of an exaggeration to say she can't speak English!