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

• Thank you for your compliment, but you're exaggerating.
  谢谢你的夸奖，但是你过奖了。
• I also believe that most commentators are exaggerating the extent of the eurozone slowdown.
  我还认为，大多数评论人士都在夸大欧元区增长放缓的程度。
• You see, now you're exaggerating a little.
  你看，你可能有些夸张了。
• I'm exaggerating but I do so to make a point.
  这是夸张的讲法，但我这么说有其用意。
• That might be exaggerating a little.
  这可能有点夸大其词。
• Madame's exaggerating with her pilot.
  夫人和她的飞行员夸大了。
• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• Perhaps I'm exaggerating a bit, but that's essentially how it felt to me.
  或许我有点夸大其词了，但这确确实实是我的感受。
• We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true
  以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。
• 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。