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ex·ag·ger·ate
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第三人称单数:exaggerates
现在分词:exaggerating
过去式:exaggerated
过去分词:exaggerated
exaggeratingly (adv.), exaggerator (n.)
词根:exaggerate
adj.exaggerated 夸张的,言过其实的
adv.exaggeratedly 夸张地
n.exaggeration 夸张;夸大之词;夸张的手法
v.exaggerated 夸张,夸大(exaggerate的过去式)
transitive verb
to overstate (the size, value, importance, or other quality of a thing, person, or event).He exaggerated his role in the rescue of the child.She tends to exaggerate her troubles in order to get everyone's sympathy.We are not exaggerating the degree of the problem, and we are asking for your immediate help.
to make (something) be or seem larger or more extreme.That tall hat exaggerates his height.
intransitive verb
to make overstatements; falsely magnify something.Don't believe everything he says, as he often exaggerates.I hope you were exaggerating about the size of that spider.
这组词都有“夸大,夸张”的意思,其区别是:
exaggerate指有意或无意地夸张或夸大,含强烈“过火”意味。
magnify本义为“放大或扩大”,引申用与exaggerate含义类似,但不如exaggerate常用。
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1530年代,“堆积,积累”,源自拉丁语 exaggeratus,是 exaggerare 的过去分词,“加高,放大,扩大”,字面意思是“堆积,堆积,装满”,来自 ex,这里可能是“彻底”的意思(参见 ex-),加上 aggerare “堆积,积累”,比喻“放大,扩大”,来自 agger(属格 aggeris)“堆积”,来自 aggerere 的同化形式,“聚集,向前运送”,来自 ad “到,朝向”(参见 ad-) + gerere “携带”(参见 gest)。 “夸大”一词首次记录于1560年代的英语中。 相关: Exaggerated; exaggerating。
borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, past participle of exaggerāre "to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance," from ex- ex- >entry 1 + aggerāre "to heap up over, form into a heap," verbal derivative of agger "rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam," noun derivative of aggerere "to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against)," from ag- ag- + gerere "to carry, bring" — more at jest >entry 1
The first known use of exaggerate was in 1613
exaltverb
to raise in rank, power, or character
to praise highly : glorify
exaltationnoun
the act of exalting : the state of being exalted
a greatly heightened sense of personal well-being, power, or importance
exaltverb
to raise in rank, power, or character
to praise highly : glorify
exaggerateverb
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actual or true
exaggerateverb
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actual or true
exaggerateverb
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actual or true
exaggerateverb
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actual or true
exaggerateverb
to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actual or true
1 He pauses with exaggerated drama and strikes a ridiculous pose.
2 The mischievous gleam in Kaede’s eyes when she saw something funny; the way her eyebrows arched in exaggerated reaction to Con’s jokes; the shape of her lips, and the warm, firm texture of them.
3 I wouldn't exaggerate, but I am pleased.
我不想夸张,但我很高兴。
4 In my opinion, it is not good to exaggerate the role of any one individual.
我认为, 过分夸大个人作用是不对的.
5 I sighed and put down my book and said with greatly exaggerated patience, “The ferry is due about four, Grandma.”
6 Reports of spider bites are greatly exaggerated.
有关蜘蛛螫人的报道被大大夸张了.
7 Day after day the newspapers increased the tension by printing frightening, exaggerated, and mostly false stories of crimes committed by blacks on whites.
8 The Nationalists also rejected interracial cooperation, and both the National Party and the American State Department saw fit to exaggerate the size and importance of the new organization for their own ends.
9 Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。
10 He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
他往往夸大困难。
11 The quantity of " hot money " exaggerated still further the swings between currencies.
大量的 “ 追逐高利的流动资金 ” 进一步扩大了各种货币之间比值的浮动幅度.
12 Salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate.
销售人员更倾向于夸大其词。
13 He exaggerated every detail, making it appear a veritable Lucillean feast The flowers were in tubs, he said.
14 I cannot exaggerate the enhanced disquiet into which this conversation threw me, or the special and peculiar terror I felt at Compeyson’s having been behind me “like a ghost.”
15 You're right. I exaggerate, but not that much.
你说对了,我是夸张了,但并不过分。
16 Apparently, the rumors of their breakup were greatly exaggerated.
17 She was always making things up and exaggerating.
18 “Well, that should be perfectly obvious,” Ida answered with exaggerated patience.
19 The conjurer said, “My word, Reverend, you didn’t exaggerate in the least. I think little Ahbo will fit very nicely into our family.”
20 Papa slurped his soup in an exaggerated fashion.
1 过大的
2 增大
increasing rising incremental ampliation gain swell enlarge swelling augment accretion rise bulk wax fatten accrete increase magnify heighten imp
3 夸张
magnisonant large heroic theatrical sounding flaming exaggerated rhetorical inflated grandiose overblown gassy stilted turgid stagy rhapsodic high-sounding grandiloquent highfalutin swoln magniloquent hifalutin highfaluting tumid exaggerative high-colored turgescent tumidly tall bombastically turgidly turgescence inflation rhetoric magnification exaggeration hyperbole puffiness overstatement grandiosity vaunt turgidity magniloquence turgidness vaporing tumidity stretch magnify heighten overdo overstate overcharge overplay overdraw overshoot oneself bend a long bow bend the long bow draw a long bow draw the long bow pile it on put it on overdo it lay it on far-fetched orotund dramatize shoot mouth off embroidery pile inflate overpitch dramatic windy hyperbolic bombastic hammy outre fustian spread-eagle high-flown plethoric mouth pad overact sing it overshoot the mark on the big figure pitch it strong strong come it strong camp steep flowery colorific romance amplify talk through hat gushing dramatically make a production of make a production out of ostentatious overinflated theatricality blow up pile on sensational tumor tumour resounding flamboyant johnsonian ossianic vapouring stilty rhapsodical prononce scream crap grandiloquence tympany overreach overcolor overcolour enhance aggrandize overblow theatricalize vaunt courier tatty-peelin romantic colored swollen superlative operatic melodramatic overdrawn overdone sonorous tumescent magnific Ossianic mouth-filling largely ham hyperbolize build distend extend overstretch overpaint strong put it come out strong
4 夸大
large tall exaggerated bouncing grandiose pompous hyperbolic bombastic vaulting outre grandiloquent high-flown highfalutin orotund highflying magniloquent Ossianic Bunyanesque exaggeration grandiosity hyperbolize overpitch overcharge overpaint stick it on pile it on overstatement magnify overstate lay it on thick a trowel larger than life stretch pile inflate aggrandize bloated overplay pile on bump up over-inflated high-sounding romance dramatize melodramatic overinflated blow up inflated larger-than-life magnification aggrandizement parade writ large puffy gassy blown-up bombast fustian overshot hifalutin highfaluting exaggerative big pomposity stretchability grandiloquence amplify overdraw mouth filling swollen vaporous plethoric OTT megal- inflation borax tympany vaporing fudge aggrandise put it on
5 加重
progressive sforzando weight compound accent exacerbate heighten punctuate intensify lay weight on
6 吹牛
blowhard braggart magniloquent gas bounce vaunt braggadocio rodomontade skite fanfaronade brag talk through hat shoot a line talk big talk tall
7 使恶化
cretify complicate worsen deteriorate exacerbate aggravate accentuate deprave embitter pejorate imbitter
8 恶化
retrograde pejorative retrogressive fall reversal perversion aggravation exasperation retrogradation worsen deteriorate slump backslide cretify complicate exacerbate aggravate accentuate deprave embitter pejorate imbitter go backward
9 使更坏
11 言过其实
exaggerated inflated exaggeration overstatement overstate stretch sing it overinflated lay it on with a trowel fulsome sounding exaggerative over-the-top grandiloquent high-flown magniloquent magniloquence strong put it
12 过大
13 扩大
wide extension magnification escalation amplification enlargement dilatation build swell broaden dilate extend expand enlarge magnify ream escalate
15 过分重视
16 使增大