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

• 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。
• 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 am exaggerating, of course, but only a little.
  当然，这是夸张之辞，但只是略有夸张。
• Madame's exaggerating with her pilot.
  夫人和她的飞行员夸大了。
• You see, now you're exaggerating a little.
  你看，你可能有些夸张了。
• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• I also believe that most commentators are exaggerating the extent of the eurozone slowdown.
  我还认为，大多数评论人士都在夸大欧元区增长放缓的程度。
• In my own defense, I thought he was exaggerating.
  就我的辩解，我以为他是太夸张了。
• I'm afraid you've been exaggerating.
  你这样说未免太夸张了。
• 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。