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

• 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。
• 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。
• You should start by being honest and not exaggerating.
  从一开始，你就应该诚实，而不要夸大其辞。
• 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。
• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• No doubt the newspaper was exaggerating.
  毫无疑问是报纸夸大其词了。
• I am exaggerating, of course, but only a little.
  当然，这是夸张之辞，但只是略有夸张。
• 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 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。