"stretch the truth" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 誇大事實
• 誇張真實情況

Definition

為了讓事情聽起來更有趣或有利，稍微改變或誇大事實。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，表示不是完全說謊，而是美化或誇大事實。常與‘有點’搭配，如‘他有點誇大事實’。通常被認為是無害的小誇張。

Examples

He likes to stretch the truth when telling stories.

他講故事時喜歡**誇大事實**。

Please don't stretch the truth on your resume.

請不要在履歷上**誇大事實**。

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

為了讓自己看起來更好，很容易**誇大事實**。

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

他並沒有完全說謊，但確實**誇大了事實**，說自己經驗很多。

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

你得承認，那件事你**有點誇大了事實**。

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

有時候，人們**誇大事實**只是為了讓談話更有趣。