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exaggeration

英 [ɪg,zædʒə'reɪʃ(ə)n] 美[ɪɡ,zædʒə'reʃən]
  • n. 夸张;夸大之词;夸张的手法

GRETOEFL中低频词

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.

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.

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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.

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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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