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

• That might be exaggerating a little.
  这可能有点夸大其词。
• No doubt the newspaper was exaggerating.
  毫无疑问是报纸夸大其词了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating
  一些家长不愿意采取这些措施，因为他们怀疑自己的孩子在夸大其词。
• 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。
• He enjoyed exaggerating his infamy.
  他喜欢夸大他的恶行。
• 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！
• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。