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exaggerate

英  [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • exaggerates , exaggerating , exaggerated

    1. [I 不及物动词] 夸大

    If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.

    双语例句

    例：

    He thinks I'm exaggerating.

    他认为我在夸大其词。

    2. [T 及物动词] 夸大

    If something exaggerates a situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is.

    双语例句

    例：

    These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness.

    这些数字夸大了竞争力的下降。

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