🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5927 COCA: 6312

exaggerate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
exaggerate /ɪgˈzæʤəˌreɪt/ verb
exaggerates; exaggerated; exaggerating
exaggerate
/ɪgˈzæʤəˌreɪt/
verb
exaggerates; exaggerated; exaggerating
Learner's definition of EXAGGERATE
: to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is夸张;夸大;言过其实
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to make (something) larger or greater than normal使扩大

— exaggerated

adjective [more exaggerated; most exaggerated]

— exaggeratedly

adverb [more exaggeratedly; most exaggeratedly]

— exaggeration

/ɪgˌzæʤəˈreɪʃən/ noun, plural exaggerations
[count]
[noncount]

— exaggerator

/ɪgˈzæʤəˌreɪtɚ/ noun, plural exaggerators [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5927 COCA: 6312

exaggerate

verb

ex·​ag·​ger·​ate ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrāt How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
exaggerated; exaggerating

transitive verb

1
: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
a friend exaggerates a man's virtues Joseph Addison
2
: to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize

intransitive verb

: to make an overstatement
exaggerative
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-tiv How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
-ˈzaj-rə-tiv
-ˈza-jə-rə-tiv
adjective
exaggerator noun
exaggeratory adjective

Example Sentences

The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career. It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery. He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments. He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
Recent Examples on the Web During his four years in office, Trump was regularly shown to make false claims, exaggerate achievements, and smear enemies. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 Both Kyiv and Moscow have reason to exaggerate their victories and downplay their losses. David Axe, Forbes, 8 June 2022 Robert/Kline uses comic-book art to exaggerate human experience. Armond White, National Review, 31 Aug. 2022 But Heche did not exaggerate either of these defining traits, instead using subtle inflections to distinguish the two. Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 Pardoe sounded genuinely weary of media attempts to exaggerate the level of discord within the pro pickleball world. Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 It’s part of our job to exaggerate; it’s part of our job to go there. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022 Livestreamers can't promote smoking or drinking, discuss scandals or gossip, or engage in activities that exaggerate food waste. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 June 2022 The staff of course has every reason to exaggerate. David Axe, Forbes, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, past participle of exaggerāre "to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance," from ex- ex- entry 1 + aggerāre "to heap up over, form into a heap," verbal derivative of agger "rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam," noun derivative of aggerere "to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against)," from ag- ag- + gerere "to carry, bring" — more at jest entry 1

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exaggerate was in 1613
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5927 COCA: 6312
exaggerate

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EXAGGERATE | PHRASES ADVERBgreatly, grossly, vastly, wildly極度誇大These figures have been greatly exaggerated.這些數字已被極度誇大了。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些誇大rather, somewhat相當/有些誇大further進一步誇大easily容易誇大The historical significance of these events can be easily exaggerated (= it is easy to think they are more significant than they are).這些事件的歷史意義很容易被誇大。deliberately故意誇大VERB + EXAGGERATEtend to往往誇大John does tend to exaggerate slightly.約翰往往喜歡把事情略加誇大。be easy to容易誇大be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以誇大;無法誇大It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits.養成良好學習習慣的重要性怎麼強調也不過分。PHRASEShighly exaggerated極為言過其實The allegations were highly exaggerated.這些斷言大為言過其實。

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime