exaggeration

【发音】

美 /ɪɡ,zædʒə'reʃən/ 英 /ɪgˌzædʒə'reɪʃn/

【翻译】

1. n. 夸张； 夸大之词

   英释:a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really is

【记忆】

来自exaggerate(v. 夸张， 夸大)

【例句】

1. It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends.

   说我们是密友不免言过其实了。

2. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone will be affected by the new policy.

   说人人都会受到新政策的影响一点也不夸张。

3. The situation can be described, without exaggeration, as disastrous.

   可以毫不夸张地说，这是灾难性的局面。

【同、近义词】

1. n.夸张；夸大之词；夸张的手法

   inflation/grandiosity/

【同根词】

1. adj

   exaggerated : 夸张的，言过其实的

2. adv

   exaggeratedly : 夸张地

3. v

   exaggerated : 夸张，夸大（exaggerate的过去式）

4. vi

   exaggerate : 夸大；夸张

5. vt

   exaggerate : 使扩大；使增大