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exaggerated

UK /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪd/US /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪd/

词源

源自拉丁语 'exaggeratus',意为‘堆积’或‘夸大’,由 'ex-'(加强)和 'aggerare'(堆积)组成。

adjective

❶ 形容某事被过分夸大或描述得比实际情况更严重、更极端,通常带有不真实或戏剧化的意味。

“She made an exaggerated gesture to show her disappointment.”

(她做了一个夸张的手势来表达她的失望。)

“The news report gave an exaggerated account of the incident.”

(新闻报道对事件进行了夸大的描述。)

同义词:overstated, hyperbolic, overdone

verb

❶ 表示故意夸大或过度描述某事,使其显得比实际情况更严重或更引人注目。

“He exaggerated the difficulty of the task to avoid doing it.”

(他夸大了任务的难度以避免去做。)

“She tends to exaggerate when telling stories to make them more interesting.”

(她讲故事时喜欢夸大其词,以使故事更有趣。)

同义词:overstate, amplify, embellish

常见短语

exaggerated reaction — 指对某事做出过度或不合理的反应,通常显得戏剧化或不真实。

“Her exaggerated reaction to the small mistake surprised everyone.”

(她对小错误的夸张反应让所有人都感到惊讶。)

exaggerated importance — 表示某事被过分强调或赋予了超出实际的重要性。

“He gave exaggerated importance to a minor issue.”

(他过分强调了一个次要问题的重要性。)