exaggerating

英 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪŋ]

v.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实
exaggerate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大;夸张
  If youexaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
  1. He thinks I'm exaggerating...
     他觉得我在夸大其词。
  2. Don't exaggerate...
     别夸张。
  3. Sheila admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job.
     希拉承认自己有时候确实夸大了工作的难度。
• VERB 突出;夸大
  If somethingexaggeratesa situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is.
  1. These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...
     这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
  2. The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom.
     那件连衣裙凸显了她的蜂腰，也让她的胸部看起来更丰满。

双语例句

• I am exaggerating, of course, but only a little.
  当然，这是夸张之辞，但只是略有夸张。
• It was a rabbit, not a lion; you're exaggerating as usual!
  是只兔子，不是狮子；你又夸大其词了！
• In my own defense, I thought he was exaggerating.
  就我的辩解，我以为他是太夸张了。
• No doubt the newspaper was exaggerating.
  毫无疑问是报纸夸大其词了。
• You should start by being honest and not exaggerating.
  从一开始，你就应该诚实，而不要夸大其辞。
• That might be exaggerating a little.
  这可能有点夸大其词。
• But now they risk exaggerating the potential damage.
  但现在他们是对可能会遭受的冲击多虑了。
• I'm exaggerating but I do so to make a point.
  这是夸张的讲法，但我这么说有其用意。
• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• I am not exaggerating when I say that Midnight's Children made me feel Indian for the first time.
  《午夜的孩子》这部小说第一次让我真正地感觉到自己是一个印度人，我这样说是一点也不夸张。