exaggerate ♦︎ overstate ♦︎ dramatize ♦︎ embellish ♦︎ inflateThese words all mean to make sth seem more interesting or important than it really is.这些词均表示夸张、夸大。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to exaggerate / overstate / inflate the importance / significance of sth◆to exaggerate / overstate the extent of sth◆to exaggerate / dramatize / embellish a story◆to greatly / grossly / vastly / wildly / somewhat exaggerate / overstate / inflate sth■exaggerate [intransitive, transitive] to make sth seem longer, better, worse or more important than it really is夸张;夸大;言过其实◆The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.我不是夸张,那旅店真的很脏。◆Demand for satellite television has been greatly exaggerated.对卫星电视的需求被过分夸大了。▸exaggerated
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◆He made some wildly exaggerated claims about what they had achieved.他对他们的成就极尽夸张之能事。▸exaggeration
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[countable, usually singular, uncountable] ◆That's a slight exaggeration!那真是有点夸张!◆He told his story simply and without exaggeration.他简单扼要、毫不夸张地讲了自己的故事。■overstate ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt; NAmEˌoʊvərˈsteɪt [transitive] (ratherformal) to say sth in a way that makes it seem greater or more important than it really is夸张;夸大;言过其实◆He tends to overstate the case when talking politics.他一谈政治便喜欢夸大其词。◆The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated.这一罪行的严重性怎么说也不为过。ⓘ Typical collocates of overstate are importance, significance, seriousness and the case. * overstate的常见搭配词有importance、significance、seriousness和the case。OPPunderstate ⇨ understate▸overstatement
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[countable, uncountable] ◆It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.说危机当头绝非危言耸听。◆He was well known for his fondness for overstatement.他以喜欢言过其实而著称。■dramatize (BrE alsodramatise) ˈdræmətaɪz [transitive, intransitive] (ratherformal) to make a problem seem more serious or an event or situation more exciting than it really is夸大(问题的严重性);戏剧性地表现(事件或情形)◆Don't worry too much about what she said-she tends to dramatize things.别太在意她说的话-她往往言过其实。■embellish ɪmˈbelɪʃ [transitive] (ratherformal) to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true对⋯加以渲染;对⋯添枝加叶◆His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.他在游记里加油添醋地提到了很多与名人邂逅的细节。■inflate ɪnˈfleɪt [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to make sth seem more important or impressive than it really is吹捧;鼓吹◆The media have grossly inflated the significance of this meeting.媒体对这次会议的重要性大肆吹捧。ⓘ Typical collocates of inflate in this meaning are importance, significance and value.表达此义时,inflate的常见搭配词有importance、significance和value。▸inflated
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◆She has an inflated sense of her own importance.她自视过高。