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

• The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
  这家旅馆真脏，我一点都不夸张。
• 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。
• You are exaggerating. I played only a small part in the whole thing.
  你过奖了，我在这件事里只起了很小的作用。
• I am exaggerating, of course, but only a little.
  当然，这是夸张之辞，但只是略有夸张。
• The salesman padded the bill for his travelling expenses by exaggerating his food expenses.
  推销员在用餐费上弄虚作假，多报差旅费。
• He thinks I'm exaggerating
  他觉得我在夸大其词。
• You see, now you're exaggerating a little.
  你看，你可能有些夸张了。
• All right, keep exaggerating. I am rolling you into the mud.
  好了，别那么夸张，小心我暗算你哦。
• In my own defense, I thought he was exaggerating.
  就我的辩解，我以为他是太夸张了。
• I am not exaggerating when I say that Midnight's Children made me feel Indian for the first time.
  《午夜的孩子》这部小说第一次让我真正地感觉到自己是一个印度人，我这样说是一点也不夸张。