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

• He thinks I'm exaggerating
  他觉得我在夸大其词。
• 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。
• Dogmatic and exaggerating, you could be an adventurer or a gambler.
  自以为是跟夸张的态度，你可以是个冒险家或是个赌徒。
• 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 salesman padded the bill for his travelling expenses by exaggerating his food expenses.
  推销员在用餐费上弄虚作假，多报差旅费。
• We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true
  以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。
• You see, now you're exaggerating a little.
  你看，你可能有些夸张了。
• I'm afraid you've been exaggerating.
  你这样说未免太夸张了。
• But now they risk exaggerating the potential damage.
  但现在他们是对可能会遭受的冲击多虑了。
• 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。