"stretch it" in Chinese (Simplified)
夸大其词夸张
Definition
为了让故事、事实或真相听起来比实际更重要或更戏剧化而夸大其词。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是一个非正式用语,多用在别人吹嘘或夸大事实时(如'stretch the truth')。不是字面上的拉伸动作。
Examples
Don't stretch it—just tell me what really happened.
别**夸大其词**——只需告诉我真的发生了什么。
He likes to stretch it when talking about his travels.
他喜欢在谈论旅行时**夸张**。
Sometimes people stretch it to make their stories funnier.
有时人们会**夸大其词**让自己的故事更有趣。
Come on, don’t stretch it—it wasn’t that amazing.
拜托,别**夸张了**——其实没那么厉害。
You’re kind of stretching it calling yourself an expert after one class.
上了一节课就说自己是专家,你有点**夸大其词**了。
That’s not just stretching the truth—that’s really stretching it!
那不仅是夸大其词,简直就是在**胡扯**!