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exaggerate

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v.夸大,夸张

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exaggerate


/ɪg'zædʒəreɪt; ɪˇ`zædʒə,ret/
v [I, Tn] make (sth) seem larger, better, worse, etc than it really is; stretch (a description) beyond the truth 夸张; 夸大; 言过其实
*He always exaggerates to make his stories more amusing. 他总爱添枝加叶, 把故事讲得更有趣.
* You are exaggerating the difficulties. 你把困难夸大了.
* That dress exaggerates her height. 她穿那件连衣裙显得高了.

exaggerate


v [I and T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of exaggerare 'to make into a pile', from agger 'pile']
to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is
 I couldn't sleep for three days - I'm not exaggerating.
it's easy/difficult/impossible to exaggerate sth
 It's difficult to exaggerate the importance of sleep.
1. Benbow is quick to add, however, that cultural expectations probably exaggerate the difference.
    不过,班博又迅速补充说,文化传统上人们对孩子的期望可能更扩大了这一差别。

2. Don´t exaggerate the difficulties of your work.
    别夸大你的工作困难。

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