exaggerate

简明英汉词典

exaggerate

[i^5zAdVEreit]

v.

夸大, 夸张

美国传统词典[双解]

exaggerate

ex.ag.ger.ate

AHD:[1g-z2j“…-r3t”]

D.J.[ig6z#d9*7reit]

K.K.[!g6z#d9*7ret]

v.（动词）

ex.ag.ger.at.ed， ex.ag.ger.at.ing， ex.ag.ger.ates

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1)To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate:

夸大，夸张：描述得大于实际情况；夸大叙述：

exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.

夸大了敌人的军事力量；夸大了他本人在这一事件中的作用

(2)To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree:

使扩大：扩大或增加到一不正常的程度：

thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.

夸大叙述，言过其实

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To make overstatements.

言过其实的叙述

语源

(1)Latin exagger3e exagger3t- [to heap up, magnify]

拉丁语 exagger3e exagger3t- [堆起，扩大]

(2)ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-

ex- [加强词义的前缀] *参见 ex-

(3)agger3e [to pile up] from agger [pile] from aggerere [to bring to] ad- [ad-] gerere [to bring]

agger3e [堆起] 源自 agger [堆积] 源自 aggerere [带至] ad- [增加，添加] gerere [带来]

继承用法

exag“gerat”edly

adv.（副词）

exag”gera“tion

n.（名词）

exag“gera”tive 或

exag“gerato”ry

AHD:[-…-t?r”?, -t?r”?] （形容词）

exag“gera”tor

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)exaggerate， inflate， magnify， overstate

(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is”:

这些动词所共有的中心意思是“把某事物描述得比实际的更大”：

exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught;

吹嘘他所捕到的鱼的大小；

inflated her own importance;

夸张她自己的重要性；

magnifying his part in their success;

过度强调他在他们成功中的作用；

overstated their income on the mortgage application. minimize

在抵押申请中夸大他们的收入 minimize

现代英汉词典

exaggerate

[I^5zAdVEreIt]

vt., vi.

-rated, -rating

夸张；夸大

exaggerate an illness

夸大病情

The significance of their schema has been exaggerated.

他们的设想的意义被夸大了。

People will not believe a person who always exaggerates.

人们不会相信老是夸张的人。

"All these new gadgets are in deed ingeneous invenstions, but he's exaggerating when he calls them the greatest inventions ever made!"

"这些新玩艺儿确实是天才的发明,但他把它们称作是有史以来最伟大的发明是言过其实了。"

现代英汉综合大辞典

exaggerate

[i^5zAdVEreit]

vt.

(1)夸大[张]

(2)使过大, 使增大

exaggerate the difficulties

夸大困难

Her hairstyle exaggerates the roundness of her face.

她的发式使她的脸形显得更圆。

词性变化

exaggerate

[i^5zAdVEreit]

vi.

夸大, 夸张

继承用法

exaggeratingly

adv.

词性变化

exaggerator

[I^`zAdVEreItE(r)]

n.

英文相关词典

exaggerate

enlargemagnifyoverdooverstatestretch

[七国语言]英汉公共大词典

exaggerate

夸张

美国传统词典

exaggerate

ex.ag.ger.ate

AHD:[1g-z2j“…-r3t”]

D.J.[ig6z#d/*7reit]

K.K.[!g6z#d/*7ret]

v.

ex.ag.ger.at.ed, ex.ag.ger.at.ing, ex.ag.ger.ates

v.tr.

(1)To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate:

exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.

(2)To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree:

thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.

v.intr.

To make overstatements.

语源

(1)Latin exagger3e exagger3t- [to heap up, magnify]

(2)ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-

(3)agger3e [to pile up] from agger [pile] from aggerere [to bring to] ad- [ad-] gerere [to bring]

继承用法

exag“gerat”edly

adv.

exag”gera“tion

n.

exag“gera”tive or

exag“gerato”ry

AHD:[-…-t?r”?, -t?r”?] adj.

exag“gera”tor

n.

参考词汇

(1)exaggerate, inflate, magnify, overstate

(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is”:

exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught;

inflated her own importance;

magnifying his part in their success;

overstated their income on the mortgage application. minimize

英汉化学大词典

exaggerate

vt.夸大,放大

英汉海运大词典

exaggerate

使增大，使过大

英汉计算机大词典

exaggerate

vt.夸大(放大)

英汉建筑大词典

exaggerate

vt.夸大,扩大,增加

英汉中医大词典

exaggerate

n.夸张