exaggerate

/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

夸大，夸张，言过其实

释义与例句

v. 夸大，夸张，言过其实
to represent something as larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is
  1. Don't exaggerate the difficulty of the task.
    不要夸大这项任务的难度。
  2. He tends to exaggerate his achievements.
    他倾向于夸大自己的成就。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The media often exaggerates the risks of travel.
    媒体经常夸大旅行的风险。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 ex(出)+agger(堆)+ate→堆出来→夸大

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • exaggeration 夸张，夸大
    noun form
  • exaggerated 夸大的，夸张的
    adjective form
同义词
  • overstate 夸大，过分强调
    侧重陈述过分
    You are overstating the problem. 你把问题夸大了。
反义词
  • understate 轻描淡写，少说
    与exaggerate相反，指少说
    He tends to understate his accomplishments. 他往往对自己的成就轻描淡写。
常见搭配
  • exaggerate the importance 夸大重要性
    Some people exaggerate the importance of money. 有些人夸大金钱的重要性。
  • exaggerate the danger 夸大危险
    The report exaggerated the danger of the chemical. 报告夸大了这种化学品的危险性。
  • greatly exaggerate 大大夸大
    The media greatly exaggerated the scale of the protest. 媒体大大夸大了抗议的规模。