"stretch the truth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 夸大事实
• 夸张真实情况

Definition

为了让一件事听起来更有趣或有利，稍微改变或夸大事实。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式表达，表示不是完全说谎，而是美化或夸大事实。常用‘有点’搭配，比如‘他有点夸大事实’。通常被认为是无害的小夸张。

Examples

He likes to stretch the truth when telling stories.

他讲故事时喜欢**夸大事实**。

Please don't stretch the truth on your resume.

请不要在简历上**夸大事实**。

It’s easy to stretch the truth to make yourself look better.

为了让自己看起来更好，很容易**夸大事实**。

He didn’t exactly lie, but he did stretch the truth about how much experience he has.

他并没有完全说谎，但确实**夸大了事实**，说自己经验很多。

You have to admit, you did stretch the truth a bit in that story.

你得承认，那件事你**有点夸大了事实**。

Sometimes, people stretch the truth just to make a conversation more interesting.

有时候，人们**夸大事实**只是让谈话更有趣。