exaggeration
exaggeration 英 [ɪg,zædʒə'reɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ɪɡ,zædʒə'reʃən]
n. 夸张；夸大之词；夸张的手法
名词复数:exaggerations
- If you're prone to exaggeration, it means you habitually overstate the truth. If you have a dog and a hamster, it would be an exaggeration to describe yourself as "practically Doctor Dolittle," living in a house full of animals.
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- n. 夸张；夸大之词；夸张的手法
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1. Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?
那是不是有点夸大?
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2. I can say without exaggeration that she is an angel.
我可以毫不夸张地说她是个天使.
- exaggeration (n.) "unreasonable or extravagant amplification," 1560s, from Latin exaggerationem (nominative exaggeratio) "elevation, exaltation" (figurative), noun of action from past participle stem of exaggerare "amplify, magnify," literally "heap up" (see exaggerate).
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