exaggerate

[ig'zædʒəreit]

vt.夸张, 夸大, 对...言过其实
vi.夸张, 夸大其词

例句与用法：

Don't exaggerate the parallelism between the two cases.

不要夸大那两件事的相似性。

He has an exaggerated idea of his own importance.

他自视过高。

The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.

形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。

词形变化：

形容词: exaggerative | 副词: exaggeratedly | 名词: exaggeration | 动词过去式: exaggerated | 动词过去分词: exaggerated | 动词现在分词: exaggerating | 动词第三人称单数: exaggerates |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 夸张, 夸大; 对……言过其实

He exaggerated the importance of the event.

他夸大了这事件的重要性。

2. 使增大, 使扩大; 使过大

vi.

夸张, 夸大其词

Take his words with a grain of salt. He always exaggerates.

对他的话要打折扣听。他总爱夸张。