exaggeration
英 [ɪg,zædʒə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美[ɪɡ,zædʒə'reʃən]
- n. 夸张;夸大之词;夸张的手法
词态变化
复数: exaggerations;
助记提示
1、ex- "completely, thoroughly" + ag- "to, toward" + ger- "bear, carry, bring" + -ation.
2、字面含义:completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
2、字面含义:completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
英英释意
- 1. extravagant exaggeration
- 2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual;
- "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
- 3. making to seem more important than it really is
英文词源
- exaggeration (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin exaggerationem (nominative exaggeratio) "elevation, exaltation" (figurative), noun of action from past participle stem of exaggerare "amplify, magnify," literally "heap up" (see exaggerate).
考试真题
- To call stress an epidemic isn't exaggeration.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- I never read any magazines or watch TV," he said, perhaps with a little exaggeration.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- To call stress an epidemic isn't exaggeration.
2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- About a third say the problem of fake news lies in "misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news" via social media.
2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- a slight/gross/wild exaggeration
- 有点 / 明显的 / 胡乱的夸张
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.
- 说大多数同学从未完整读过一部莎士比亚戏剧一点也不夸张。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...
- 这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He thinks I'm exaggerating...
- 他觉得我在夸大其词。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't exaggerate...
- 别夸张。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Such numerals with semantic fuzziness have the rhetorical function of figuration and exaggeration.
- 这种模糊语义的数字具有比喻或夸张的修辞功能.
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- John is rather given to exaggeration.
- 约翰很喜欢夸张.
《简明英汉词典》
- You just have a common, likeable tendency toward exaggeration.
- 你就是有个通常的, 很可能的趋向夸张.
电影对白
- Chances are good that you will discover there is little substance and lots of exaggeration.
- 你会发现实际物质很少,更多的是夸张.
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- I swear it is no exaggeration that tobacco had completely wiped out my sense of taste.
- 我发誓,毫不夸张地说,香烟曾经使我的味觉完全消失了.
时文部分
- Exaggeration. What can one learn in 30 days?
- 黄小蓉:太夸张了吧, 30天能学到什么 呀 ?
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- A lot of exaggeration can be achieved with squash and stretch.
- 许多夸大能通过挤压和拉伸实现.
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- It is no exaggeration to say that this is the atomic age.
- 说现在是原子时代并不夸张.
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- Loe is gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.
- 爱就是将某个人与其它任何人之间的区别无限夸大.
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- It is through the use of exaggeration and distortion graphics to display character features.
- 它通过运用夸张和变形的图形来展示角色的性格特征.
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- It is not too much exaggeration to say that this is the atomic age.
- 说现在是原子时代并不太夸张.
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- Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink.
- 可以毫不夸大地说,我几乎没有合过眼.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It is no exaggeration to say that having a baby changes your life.
- 有了小孩会改变人的一生,这样说并不夸张.
《简明英汉词典》
- In a world where excessive hype, exaggeration and cheap promises abound itto be skeptical.
- 在这个充满了大肆宣传广告, 夸张与廉价诺言的世界里,“事实”要经得起考验,声明要经得起查核.
期刊摘选
- To speak without exaggeration, it is a very hot topic among scholars in uncountable law books.
- 可以毫不夸张地说, 在浩如烟海的诉讼法学著作中,学者们论述得最多的就是证明责任.
期刊摘选
- Basing himself on the realities of his life, the painter successfully integrated realism and artistic exaggeration.
- 画家根据自己的现实生活, 成功地把现实主义和艺术夸张结合起来.
《简明英汉词典》
- Some describe Microsoft a " personality cult, " which may be an exaggeration but contains some truth.
- 有人称微软是搞 “ 个人崇拜 ”,虽有点夸张,但也有点道理.
英汉非文学 - 科学史
- Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?
- 那是不是有点夸大?
《简明英汉词典》
- In addition resumptive pronouns can make contribution to emphasis and exaggeration.
- 此外,通过复指代词左移位可以起到强调和夸张的作用.
期刊摘选
- It is no exaggeration to say that he is the newton of today.
- 说他就是现代的牛顿也非言过其实.
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