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 誇張;誇大;言過其實 a slight/gross/wild exaggeration 有點/明顯的/過於誇張 It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice. 說我非常了解她不免言過其實,我只見過她兩次。 It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play. 說大多數同學從未讀過一部完整的莎士比亞戲劇一點也不誇張。 He told his story simply and without exaggeration. 他簡單扼要、毫不誇張地講述了自己的故事。
Extra ExamplesIt 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。 John is not usually given to exaggeration. 約翰通常不會誇張。 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。 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。 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。 That's a slight exaggeration! 那真是有點誇張!
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