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exaggerating

UK /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪŋ/US /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪŋ/

词源

源自拉丁语 'exaggerare',意为 '堆积' 或 '放大',由 'ex-'(加强)和 'aggerare'(堆积)组成。

verb

❶ 夸张地描述或表现某事,使其显得比实际情况更重要或更严重。常用于表达对事实的夸大或过度渲染。

“She was exaggerating when she said she waited for hours.”

(她说她等了几个小时,其实是在夸张。)

“Stop exaggerating! It wasn't that bad.”

(别夸张了!事情没那么糟糕。)

同义词:overstating, embellishing, hyperbolizing

常见短语

without exaggerating — 表示所说的话是真实的,没有夸大其词。

“Without exaggerating, this is the most beautiful place I've ever seen.”

(毫不夸张地说,这是我见过最美的地方。)