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

• I'm afraid you've been exaggerating.
  你这样说未免太夸张了。
• That might be exaggerating a little.
  这可能有点夸大其词。
• Thank you for your compliment, but you're exaggerating.
  谢谢你的夸奖，但是你过奖了。
• In my own defense, I thought he was exaggerating.
  就我的辩解，我以为他是太夸张了。
• We are not exaggerating when we boast that the cyber-era has already been waving us hello.
  毫不夸张的说，网络时代在向我们招手了。
• I am exaggerating, of course, but only a little.
  当然，这是夸张之辞，但只是略有夸张。
• Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating
  一些家长不愿意采取这些措施，因为他们怀疑自己的孩子在夸大其词。
• We'd probably fall back and describe a past work challenge that we may or may not be exaggerating.
  或许我们会回顾一下过去工作中碰到的挑战，而且不带一点夸张的把它描述出来。
• 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！
• You should start by being honest and not exaggerating.
  从一开始，你就应该诚实，而不要夸大其辞。