exaggerate ♦︎ overstate ♦︎ dramatize ♦︎ embellish ♦︎ inflateThese words all mean to make sth seem more interesting or important than it really is.這些詞均表示誇張、誇大。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to exaggerate / overstate / inflate the importance / significance of sth◆to exaggerate / overstate the extent of sth◆to exaggerate / dramatize / embellish a story◆to greatly / grossly / vastly / wildly / somewhat exaggerate / overstate / inflate sth■exaggerate [intransitive, transitive] to make sth seem longer, better, worse or more important than it really is誇張;誇大;言過其實◆The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.我不是誇張,那旅店真的很髒。◆Demand for satellite television has been greatly exaggerated.對衛星電視的需求被過分誇大了。▸exaggerated
adjective
◆He made some wildly exaggerated claims about what they had achieved.他對他們的成就極盡誇張之能事。▸exaggeration
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[countable, usually singular, uncountable] ◆That's a slight exaggeration!那真是有點誇張!◆He told his story simply and without exaggeration.他簡單扼要、毫不誇張地講了自己的故事。■overstate ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt; NAmEˌoʊvərˈsteɪt [transitive] (ratherformal) to say sth in a way that makes it seem greater or more important than it really is誇張;誇大;言過其實◆He tends to overstate the case when talking politics.他一談政治便喜歡誇大其詞。◆The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated.這一罪行的嚴重性怎麽說也不爲過。ⓘ Typical collocates of overstate are importance, significance, seriousness and the case. * overstate的常見搭配詞有importance、significance、seriousness和the case。OPPunderstate ⇨ understate▸overstatement
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[countable, uncountable] ◆It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.說危機當頭絕非危言聳聽。◆He was well known for his fondness for overstatement.他以喜歡言過其實而著稱。■dramatize (BrE alsodramatise) ˈdræmətaɪz [transitive, intransitive] (ratherformal) to make a problem seem more serious or an event or situation more exciting than it really is誇大(問題的嚴重性);戲劇性地表現(事件或情形)◆Don't worry too much about what she said-she tends to dramatize things.别太在意她說的話-她往往言過其實。■embellish ɪmˈbelɪʃ [transitive] (ratherformal) to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true對⋯加以渲染;對⋯添枝加葉◆His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.他在遊記裏加油添醋地提到了很多與名人邂逅的細節。■inflate ɪnˈfleɪt [transitive] (especially journalism尤用於新聞) to make sth seem more important or impressive than it really is吹捧;鼓吹◆The media have grossly inflated the significance of this meeting.媒體對這次會議的重要性大肆吹捧。ⓘ Typical collocates of inflate in this meaning are importance, significance and value.表達此義時,inflate的常見搭配詞有importance、significance和value。▸inflated
adjective
◆She has an inflated sense of her own importance.她自視過高。
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