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

• Thank you for your compliment, but you're exaggerating.
  谢谢你的夸奖，但是你过奖了。
• You are exaggerating the difficulties.
  你把困难夸大了。
• We are not exaggerating when we boast that the cyber-era has already been waving us hello.
  毫不夸张的说，网络时代在向我们招手了。
• We'd probably fall back and describe a past work challenge that we may or may not be exaggerating.
  或许我们会回顾一下过去工作中碰到的挑战，而且不带一点夸张的把它描述出来。
• I'm exaggerating the drug problem, my sources are unreliable, I can't spell.
  我夸大了毒品问题，我的消息来源不可靠，我连个字都拼不对。
• 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。
• In my own defense, I thought he was exaggerating.
  就我的辩解，我以为他是太夸张了。
• You are exaggerating. I played only a small part in the whole thing.
  你过奖了，我在这件事里只起了很小的作用。
• Honesty is simplest and best, instead of exaggerating job titles or elaborating falsely on career downturns.
  诚实是最简单和最好的，代替你夸大职位或错误地阐述事业衰退时期。
• I'm afraid you've been exaggerating.
  你这样说未免太夸张了。