音标:[iɡˈzædʒəreits] ;
n. (使)扩大( exaggerate的名词复数 ); (使)增加; 夸大; 夸张
v. (使)扩大( exaggerate的第三人称单数 ); (使)增加; 夸大; 夸张
v to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
v do something to an excessive degree

exaggerate的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Don't exaggerate the parallelism between the two cases.不要夸大那两件事的相似性。
  2. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。
  3. He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.他往往夸大困难。
  4. We should neither exaggerate nor ignore the differences.虽然我们不能夸大这些不同,但是我们也不能忽视它们的存在。
  5. When they talk about something, they tend to exaggerate it.当他们谈论一件事情时,他们总喜欢夸大其词。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. If you exaggerate, you will sound fantastically American.如果你发音夸张听起来会特别有美国味。
  2. During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.面试时,有些面试者会有夸大的倾向。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. She always exaggerates when she tells something she's done.每当她谈及自己所做的事时,她总是言过其实。
  2. People will not believe a man who always exaggerates.人们不会相信老是夸大的人。
  3. He always exaggerates to make his stories more amusing.他总是用夸张的手法使他的故事更有趣。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. That dress exaggerates her height.穿那件衣服使她显得高些了。
  2. Those shoes exaggerated the size of his feet.那双鞋使他的脚显得特别大。
  3. Her hair style exaggerates the roundness of her face.她的发型使得她的脸显得更圆了。
  4. The artist exaggerated parts of the drawing to make them clearer.画家把图画的某些部分扩大使其更加清晰。
  5. He exaggerated the difficulties.他夸大了困难。
  6. He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them into not going.他夸张了旅行的危险,目的是恫吓他们使他们不敢去。
  7. The little girl tried to exaggerate her illness.这个小女孩试图夸大自己的病情。
  8. The old fisherman exaggerated the size of his catch.这个老渔夫夸大了自己所捕的鱼的大小。
  9. We can't exaggerate his scientific attainment.我们无法估量他在科学上的造诣。
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  11. The importance of this matter has been exaggerated.这件事的重要性被夸大了。
  12. Its use can't be exaggerated.它的用途怎么夸张也不过分。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • exaggerate one's achievements夸大某人的成就
  • exaggerate the difficulties夸大困难
  • exaggerate the faults夸大错误
~+副词
  • exaggerate a little夸大一点
  • exaggerate somewhat有些言过其实
  • exaggerate absurdly荒谬地夸大
  • exaggerate crudely〔greatly〕过分夸张
  • exaggerate grossly极其夸张
  • exaggerate incredibly夸张得难以置信
  • exaggerate purposely故意夸大

经典引文

  • It was..praiseworthy in Bishop Jovius to exaggerate the praises of..his Benefactors.

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