exaggerate

exaggerate

形容词： 1. exaggerated: 夸张的；言过其实的 2. exaggeratedly: 夸张地；言过其实地 名词： 1. exaggeration: 夸张；夸大 2. exaggerator: 夸张者；夸大者

词语辨析：

exaggerate与overstate、overemphasize、magnify等词有一定的相似之处，但它们在使用方式和程度上存在一些区别。exaggerate强调对事物的描述或描绘进行夸大或言过其实，常常用于强调夸张的效果；overstate强调对事实、情况或观点的描述进行过度陈述，常常用于强调描述的夸张程度；overemphasize强调对某个方面或特点进行过分强调，常常用于强调强调的程度；magnify强调对事物的大小或重要性进行夸大，常常用于强调夸大的程度。

词汇扩充：

1. overstate: 夸大陈述；言过其实 2. overemphasize: 过分强调；过度强调 3. magnify: 夸大；放大 4. hyperbolize: 夸张；夸大 5. embellish: 渲染；装饰 6. inflate: 夸大；膨胀

近义词：

overstate, overemphasize, magnify, hyperbolize, embellish, inflate

反义词：

downplay, minimize

柯林斯词典：

exaggerate (verb)
[VERB noun]
To exaggerate means to make something seem larger, more important, or more noticeable than it really is.
He tends to exaggerate the importance of his job.
...people who have been exaggerating the risks.
[VERB pronoun]
If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
Don't exaggerate, Sam. It wasn't that bad.
Some people may not be exaggerating when they say they are starving.
[VERB wh]
If you say that someone exaggerates how difficult or painful something is, you mean that they describe it in a way that makes it seem more difficult or painful than it really is.
He exaggerated how big and how crowded the church was.

牛津词典：

exaggerate (verb)
[with object]
Regard or represent as larger, greater, or more important than is the case.
it is not necessary to exaggerate the enormity of the crime
[no object]
Represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
they were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains

用法

例句： 1. He always exaggerates his achievements to impress others. (他总是夸大他的成就来给别人留下印象) 2. She exaggeratedly waved her arms to get attention. (她夸张地挥动着手臂以引起注意) 3. The exaggeration of his abilities made him seem like a superhero. (对他能力的夸大使他看起来像个超级英雄) 4. Stop being an exaggerator and tell the truth. (别再夸大其词了，说实话吧) 5. He tends to overstate his qualifications on his resume. (他倾向于在简历上夸大自己的资质) 6. The media often overemphasizes the negatives in order to create sensational stories. (媒体经常过分强调负面信息以制造轰动的报道) 7. The coach magnified the importance of teamwork in achieving success. (教练夸大了团队合作在取得成功中的重要性) 8. Don't hyperbolize your abilities, just be honest about what you can do. (不要夸大你的能力，只需对你能做的事情诚实即可) 9. She has a tendency to embellish her stories to make them more interesting. (她有夸大故事的倾向，以使其更有趣) 10. The company inflated its profits in order to attract investors. (公司夸大了利润以吸引投资者) 更多例句： 1. He always exaggerates his achievements to impress others. (他总是夸大他的成就来给别人留下印象) 2. She exaggeratedly waved her arms to get attention. (她夸张地挥动着手臂以引起注意) 3. The exaggeration of his abilities made him seem like a superhero. (对他能力的夸大使他看起来像个超级英雄) 4. Stop being an exaggerator and tell the truth. (别再夸大其词了，说实话吧) 5. He tends to overstate his qualifications on his resume. (他倾向于在简历上夸大自己的资质) 6. The media often overemphasizes the negatives in order to create sensational stories. (媒体经常过分强调负面信息以制造轰动的报道) 7. The coach magnified the importance of teamwork in achieving success. (教练夸大了团队合作在取得成功中的重要性) 8. Don't hyperbolize your abilities, just be honest about what you can do. (不要夸大你的能力，只需对你能做的事情诚实即可) 9. She has a tendency to embellish her stories to make them more interesting. (她有夸大故事的倾向，以使其更有趣) 10. The company inflated its profits in order to attract investors. (公司夸大了利润以吸引投资者) 11. He tends to exaggerate the importance of his job. (他倾向于夸大他的工作的重要性) 12. Some people may not be exaggerating when they say they are starving. (有些人在说自己挨饿时可能并不是夸大其词) 13. He exaggerated how big and how crowded the church was. (他夸大了教堂的规模和拥挤程度) 14. It is not necessary to exaggerate the enormity of the crime. (没有必要夸大犯罪的严重性) 15. They were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains. (他们倾向于夸大任何的疼痛感) 16. She tends to exaggerate the difficulties she faces. (她倾向于夸大她所面临的困难) 17. The media often exaggerates the dangers to attract viewers. (媒体经常夸大危险以吸引观众) 18. He exaggerated the size of the fish he caught. (他夸大了他所捕捉的鱼的大小) 19. The witness exaggerated the details of the event. (证人夸大了事件的细节) 20. She exaggerated her injuries to get sympathy. (她夸大了自己的伤势以获得同情)