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

• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• I'm exaggerating the drug problem, my sources are unreliable, I can't spell.
  我夸大了毒品问题，我的消息来源不可靠，我连个字都拼不对。
• Madame's exaggerating with her pilot.
  夫人和她的飞行员夸大了。
• Honesty is simplest and best, instead of exaggerating job titles or elaborating falsely on career downturns.
  诚实是最简单和最好的，代替你夸大职位或错误地阐述事业衰退时期。
• I also believe that most commentators are exaggerating the extent of the eurozone slowdown.
  我还认为，大多数评论人士都在夸大欧元区增长放缓的程度。
• 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。
• Thank you for your compliment, but you're exaggerating.
  谢谢你的夸奖，但是你过奖了。
• It was a rabbit, not a lion; you're exaggerating as usual!
  是只兔子，不是狮子；你又夸大其词了！
• No doubt the newspaper was exaggerating.
  毫无疑问是报纸夸大其词了。
• 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。