柯林斯詞典exaggerate /?ɡ?z?d???re?t/ (exaggerating,exaggerated,exaggerates) 1. V-T/V-I If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. 夸大 He thinks I'm exaggerating. 他認(rèn)為我在夸大其詞。2. exaggerationN-VAR 夸大 Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration. 像很多有關(guān)他的故事一樣，這個也有點(diǎn)兒夸大的意味。3. V-T 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. 夸大 These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness. 這些數(shù)字夸大了競爭力的下降。 返回 exaggerate劍橋詞典to make something seem larger , more important , better , or worse than it really is 夸張；夸大；對…言過其實(shí) The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated. 遭受襲擊的威脅被過分夸大了。 Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive . 不要言過其實(shí)——沒有那么貴。 I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life . 我不是在夸大其詞——那是我這輩子吃到的最難以下咽的飯了。 例句 You shouldn't believe everything she says - she does tend to exaggerate.The minister suggested that some leading environmentalists were exaggerating the issues somewhat .She was a bit annoyed , but she wasn't furious - don't exaggerate.I don't think it would be exaggerating to say that the composer's new work is a masterpiece .He has exaggerated the whole event to make it sound rather more dramatic than it actually was. 返回 exaggerate