exaggerate的意思

exaggerate

英 /ɪg'zædʒəreɪt; eg-/ 美 /ɪɡ'zædʒəret/

  • 四级
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • vt&vi 夸大,夸张

    to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is

例句

  1. I couldn’t sleep for three days – I’m not exaggerating.

    我三天没睡觉了——一点不夸张。

近义词

vt 使扩大;使增大
vi 夸大;夸张 put it on、pile it on

同根词

adj exaggerated 夸张的,言过其实的
adv exaggeratedly 夸张地
n exaggeration 夸张;夸大之词;夸张的手法
v exaggerated 夸张,夸大(exaggerate的过去式)