Exaggerating Meaning in English
word · lemma: exaggerate
/ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪtɪŋ/
ig-ZA-juh-ray-ting
/ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
eg-ZA-juh-ray-ting
释义
Describing something as bigger, better, worse, or more extreme than it really is.
用法与细微差别
Often used to describe stories or complaints made more dramatic. Common expressions: 'stop exaggerating', 'you're exaggerating'. Informal, not usually used in formal writing. Related to stretching the truth; not the same as lying, but details are made to seem more significant.
Spanish: exagerarPortuguese (BR): exagerarPortuguese (PT): exagerarChinese (Simplified): 夸大Chinese (Traditional): 誇大Hindi: अतिशयोक्ति करनाArabic: المبالغةBengali: অতিরঞ্জিত করাRussian: преувеличиватьJapanese: 誇張するVietnamese: phóng đạiKorean: 과장하다Turkish: abartmakUrdu: مبالغہ کرناIndonesian: melebih-lebihkan
例句
He is exaggerating about how much homework he has.
basic
Stop exaggerating, it wasn't that scary.
basic
Are you exaggerating about how fast you ran?
basic
She loves exaggerating her stories to make them funnier.
natural
You're not exaggerating when you say that was the best movie ever.
natural
Whenever he's late, he starts exaggerating the traffic problems.
natural