a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this 夸张;夸大;言过其实 a slight/gross/wild exaggeration 有点/明显的/过于夸张 It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice. 说我非常了解她不免言过其实,我只见过她两次。 It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play. 说大多数同学从未读过一部完整的莎士比亚戏剧一点也不夸张。 He told his story simply and without exaggeration. 他简单扼要、毫不夸张地讲述了自己的故事。
Extra ExamplesIt would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I'm desperate to leave. 说我渴望离开是有点儿夸张。 John is not usually given to exaggeration. 约翰通常不会夸张。 Their results, even allowing for exaggeration, are impressive. 就算是有所夸大,他们的结果也是令人印象深刻的。 There was a degree of exaggeration in his description of events. 他对事件的描述有一定程度的夸张。 There were, without exaggeration, hundreds of applications for the job. 不夸张地讲,有几百人申请这份工作。 That's a slight exaggeration! 那真是有点夸张!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- gross
- huge
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- degree
- be given to
- be prone to
- allow for
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- without exaggeration
- a bit of an exaggeration
- it is no exaggeration to say something