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TOEFL BNC: 9504 COCA: 10878

— exaggeration

/ɪgˌzæʤəˈreɪʃən/ noun, plural exaggerations
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TOEFL BNC: 9504 COCA: 10878

exaggeration

noun

ex·​ag·​ger·​a·​tion ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce exaggeration (audio)
plural exaggerations
: an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
She told us what happened without exaggeration.
: a statement that exaggerates something
a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies
But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. Tony Swan
Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … James Poniewozik

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exaggeration was in 1565
TOEFL BNC: 9504 COCA: 10878
exaggeration

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF EXAGGERATION | VERB + EXAGGERATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat, gross, huge, wild極大的誇張;嚴重的誇張mild, slight稍微的誇張... OF EXAGGERATIONdegree一定程度的誇張There was a degree of exaggeration in his description of events.他對事件的描述有一定程度的誇張。VERB + EXAGGERATIONbe given to, be prone to習慣於誇張;傾向於誇大John is not usually given to exaggeration.約翰通常不會誇張。allow for將誇張計算在內Their results, even allowing for exaggeration, are impressive.就算是有所誇大,他們的結果也是令人印象深刻的。PREPOSITIONwithout exaggeration沒有誇張There were, without exaggeration, hundreds of applications for the job.不誇張地講,有幾百人申請這份工作。PHRASESa bit of an exaggeration一點點誇張It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I'm desperate to leave.說我渴望離開是有點兒誇張。it is no exaggeration to say sth說⋯並非誇張It is no exaggeration to say that having a baby changes your life.有了小孩會改變人生,這樣說並不誇張。

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