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单词 exaggeration
释义
exaggeration
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
C1
thefactof making somethingseemlarger, moreimportant,better, orworsethan it really is:
夸张；夸大；言过其实
Salestimatesover 60peoplewere there but Ithinkthat's aslightexaggeration.萨尔估计那儿有60多人，但我觉得那有点儿夸张。
[+ to infinitive]Itwould benoexaggerationtosay that herworkhassavedlives.她的工作挽救了很多生命，这样说一点儿都不夸张。
Synonyms
hyperboleformal
overstatement
Opposite
understatement
More examples
  • No, she wasn't thatfat- what an exaggeration!
  • Don'tbelieveeverything shetellsyou, as she'sratherproneto exaggeration.
  • Honestly, without any exaggeration, thefishwas threemetreslong!
  • "Herfacewent asgreenasyourjumper." "Don't youthinkthat's aslightexaggeration?"
  • Unfortunately, thenewspaperarticlewasfullof exaggerations andmisrepresentations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Exaggerating & playing down
  • bloviate
  • blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
  • cartoonish
  • catastrophize
  • dramatization
  • dramatize
  • exaggerate
  • minimize
  • OTT
  • over-egg
  • overboard
  • overdramatic
  • overdramatize
  • overembellish
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pile
  • proportion
  • stretch the truthidiom
  • understate
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(Definition ofexaggerationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexaggeration

exaggeration
Perhaps that is anexaggeration, but the space devoted to the twentieth century is much greater in this section.
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I think that is simply untrue, it is anexaggeration.
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Leaving alone the question as to why this might happen, it seems useful to also produce some precise quantitative estimations of such suspected exaggerations.
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Instead, it has pitted ' ' pro-accounters ' ' against ' ' anti-accounters ' ' in an unproductive debate filled with accusations and exaggerations.
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It is noexaggerationto say that both human beings and crickets are engaged as one in the fight.
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This may be anexaggeration, but maybe there is some truth in it.
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The program works by examining text patterns and numbers that can change when a lie orexaggerationis detected.
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There are no definitive statistics on the casualties of the war, but the figure of three to five million deaths is certainly not anexaggeration.
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The horizontal scale is for (b) and (c), verticalexaggerationc. x 8.
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The large adverse gradients next to the leading edge were anexaggerationresulting from the local breakdown (non-uniformity) of the linearization discussed earlier.
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This was possibly anexaggeration, but it seems safe to assume that they encountered practically no open water on the way.
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This was, of course, a grossexaggeration, not to say falsification.
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To be sure, there is a certain degree ofexaggerationin his statement.
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Such compromise of the integrity of the double-blind in a clinical trial could lead to spurious results or anexaggerationof the treatment effect.
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Theexaggerationalso occurs for vagueness in the sense of underspecificity.
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