1VERB 夸大;夸张 If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. 夸大;夸张
He thinks I'm exaggerating. [VERB]
他觉得我在夸大其词。
Don't exaggerate. [VERB]
别夸张。
Sheila admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job. [VERB noun]
希拉承认自己有时候确实夸大了工作的难度。
exaggeration
Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration.
正如很多有关他的故事一样,这个故事也有点夸大。
It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
称那种危险为紧急事件有点夸张。
2VERB 突出;夸大 If something exaggerates a situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is. 突出;夸大
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness. [VERB noun]
这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom. [VERB noun]