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  4. exaggerate

exaggerate

/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
夸大

He tends to exaggerate his achievements.

他倾向于夸大自己的成就。


非正式

故意夸大事实或情况,使其看起来比实际更重要、更严重或更有趣。

She exaggerated the size of the fish she caught.

她夸大了自己钓到的鱼的大小。

Don't exaggerate the problem; it's not as bad as you think.

不要夸大问题;情况没有你想象的那么严重。

通常用于描述夸大事实以达到某种目的,如吸引注意力或影响他人。

搭配

exaggerate the truth夸大事实exaggerate one's achievements夸大自己的成就exaggerate the situation夸大情况

同义词

overstatemagnifyembellish

反义词

understatedownplayminimize

相关短语

exaggerate beyond belief短语
夸大到难以置信的程度

专业提示

使用场景

在日常对话中,'exaggerate' 通常用于批评或描述他人夸大事实的行为。

黄金法则

避免误用

确保使用 'exaggerate' 时是指故意夸大,而非无意识的错误。

词源

源自拉丁语 'exaggerare',意为 '使更大',由 'ex-'(向外)和 'aggerare'(堆积)组成。

用法说明

在正式场合中,使用 'exaggerate' 时应谨慎,因为它可能被视为不诚实或夸张。

单词拆解

ex-
向外
prefix
+
-aggerate
堆积
root
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