英语词汇“exaggerate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINexaggerate

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin past participle of exaggerare ‘to make into a pile’, from agger ‘pile’

VERB TABLE

exaggerate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	exaggerate
	he, she, it	exaggerates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exaggerated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exaggerated
	he, she, it	has exaggerated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exaggerated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will exaggerate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exaggerated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am exaggerating
	he, she, it	is exaggerating
	you, we, they	are exaggerating
Past	I, he, she, it	was exaggerating
	you, we, they	were exaggerating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been exaggerating
	he, she, it	has been exaggerating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been exaggerating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be exaggerating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been exaggerating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"He said you walked 30 miles." "No - he's exaggerating. It was only about 15."
Hanley didn't exaggerate when he said Geary was the best basketball player the team ever had.
Newspapers tend to exaggerate their influence on the way people vote.
Rob said he caught a 20-pound fish, but I think he was exaggerating.
The grass in the garden was about three feet high - I'm not exaggerating.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

In addition, other factors such as endotoxaemia, sepsis, and fever may contribute to further exaggerate these circulatory abnormalities.
It is important not to exaggerate this emphasis.
Meanwhile, his behavior became even more exaggerated.
Reward systems often exaggerate the mismatch by offering the wrong rewards to the wrong people.
The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.
The police go into classrooms and exaggerate some of the risks.

THESAURUS► exaggerate

to say that something is much bigger, better, worse, more important etc than it really is: · He exaggerated his own achievements.· These claims are wildly exaggerated.· The grass in the garden was about three feet high – I’m not exaggerating.

► blow something (up) out of all proportion

to say a situation or event is a lot worse or much more serious than it really is: · The problem really has been blown up out of all proportion.

► make too much of something

to treat something that has happened as though it were more important or serious than it really is – used especially when saying that you should not do this: · She loved the fact that he’d sent her flowers, but she didn’t want to make too much of it in case it meant nothing.· It's probably nothing – children often get these strange ideas. You shouldn’t make too much of them

► overemphasize

(also overemphasise British English) to say that a part of something is more important and has a bigger effect than is really true, especially in relation to other things: · The importance of cleanliness in the preparation of food cannot be overemphasized.· Historians have tended to overemphasize the role of the monarchy in British history.

► overstate

to describe something in a way that makes it sound more important or serious than it really is: · Sometimes she overstates her case.· The importance of advertising can hardly be overstated.

► overplay

to make something seem more important than it is, in the way that you talk about it or treat it: · The media has greatly overplayed this issue.

► glorify

to make someone or something seem much better, less harmful etc than they really are – used when you think it is wrong to do this: · His films glorify violence.· My father never glorified war.· These images were produced in order to glorify the empire.

► talk something up

informal to talk about something in a way that makes it appear more important, interesting, or successful than it really is, especially to get someone’s support or interest: · At the interview, he talked up his experience of working in sales.· The government tried to talk up the threat posed by these countries, in order to justify an increase in military spending.

► overrated

adjective if you think someone or something is overrated, you think they are not nearly as good as people claim: · I think her books are overrated.· As a player he’s overrated.

► idealized

adjective an idealized image, view, picture etc of someone or something shows them as being much better than they really are: · His books give an idealized picture of English rural life.· her friend’s idealized view of marriage

Longman Language Activatorto exaggerate something► exaggerate

to say that something is much bigger, better, worse, more important etc than it really is: · "He said you walked 30 miles." "No - he's exaggerating. It was only about 15."· Newspapers tend to exaggerate their influence on the way people vote.· The grass in the garden was about three feet high - I'm not exaggerating.

► blow something (up) out of all proportion

to say that a situation or event is a lot worse or much more serious than it really is, especially with the result that people become very worried or annoyed: · The whole thing has been blown out of all proportion by the media.· It was just a simple disagreement. Don't blow it up out of all proportion.

► make too much of

to treat something that has happened as though it were more important or serious than it really is: · The press made too much of his stupid remark. He was only joking.· She loved the fact that he'd sent her flowers, but she didn't want to make too much of it in case it meant nothing.

► overrated

if someone or something is overrated , people say they are much better than they really are: · I think her books are very overrated.· Critics claim that many soccer players are overpaid, overrated and out of touch.

► overemphasize

also overemphasise British to say that a part of something is more important than it really is, especially in relation to other things: · The report overemphasizes the role of the teacher. Children also learn from their parents and from each other.· The importance of strict hygiene in the preparation of food cannot be overemphasized.

► overstate

to describe something in a way that makes it sound more important or serious than it really is, especially in order to persuade people about something: · The company says that the dangers of driving while using cell phones have been overstated.· Politicians typically overstate their case in order to get their point across.

► be melodramatic

behaving as if a situation is much worse or more serious than it really is, especially with the result that you seem silly: · Oh, don't be so melodramatic! You're not the only one who has ever failed an exam.· She said she'd kill herself if he left her. She's always so melodramatic!

► lay it on

informal to say that your situation is much worse or you feel much more upset than is really true, in order to make someone feel sorry for you: · She really laid it on - saying that her kids would starve if we didn't give you a job.lay it on thick: · Most charities lay it on so thick it's hard to know what the truth is.

something that is exaggerated► exaggeration

a statement that makes something seem better or worse, bigger or smaller etc than it really is: · Jim's not fat exactly - that's an exaggeration. He's just a little overweight.· How much of the story was exaggeration is impossible to say.gross exaggeration (=a big exaggeration): · It would be a gross exaggeration to describe the film as a masterpiece, but it has some good moments.it is an exaggeration to say that: · It is an exaggeration to say that he earns more money than anyone I know, but he is certainly very well paid.

► exaggerated

making something seem much worse, better, more important etc than it really is: · The numbers killed in the massacre are probably exaggerated.wildly/grossly exaggerated: · Some wildly exaggerated claims have been made about this so-called "wonder-drug".

► extravagant

exaggerated a lot and therefore difficult to believe: · Extravagant claims have been made for some herbal remedies including the curing of baldness.

► overstatement

a statement that is exaggerated and therefore probably not true - use this especially as a polite way of saying that a statement is exaggerated: · He said she was really beautiful -- a slight overstatement I thought.· To say the company was going bankrupt is an overstatement. We have one or two financial problems, that's all.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases► it is difficult/hard/impossible to exaggerate something

(=used to say that something cannot be made to seem more important etc than it already is)· It is difficult to exaggerate the strength of people’s feelings on this matter.

► it is easy to exaggerate something

· It’s all too easy to exaggerate the importance of these rather minor factors.

► exaggerate the importance/significance (of something)

· Personally, I think society exaggerates the importance of marriage.

► exaggerate the extent of something

(=say that the size or degree of something is greater than it really is)· The army exaggerated the extent to which the operation was a success.

► exaggerate the impact (of something)

(=say the effect or influence of something is worse than it really is)· We believe the Chancellor is exaggerating the impact these proposals will have.

► exaggerate the size (of something)

· I’m sure Tommy is exaggerating the size of the problem.

► exaggerate the effect (of something)

· He yawned widely, exaggerating the effect by stretching his arms wide.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► greatly

· Consider the death of Amtrak, to paraphrase Mark Twain, to be greatly exaggerated.· Its position is similar to that of Mark Twain: reports of its death would be greatly exaggerated.· All of these pressures are greatly exaggerated in the new lifestyles shown on the electronic media.

► grossly

· The Mercator projection gives a popular, rectilinear picture of the Earth's surface but grossly exaggerates dimensions near the poles.· It grossly exaggerates the amount of subjective culpability.· They tended to exaggerate grossly the role which the intelligentsia could play regardless of socio-economic developments.

► when

· I am not exaggerating when I say that I was inspired by all I saw at the adult education centres in Croydon.· I am not exaggerating when I say that this flood is eroding academic intellectual life.· She had not exaggerated when she'd said she felt weary.

► wildly

· Had she not wildly exaggerated the significance of the advertisement?

NOUN► danger

· Bismarck was right to distrust the cities as breeders of socialism, but wrong to exaggerate the danger.

► difference

· It is silly to exaggerate differences when the similarities are also significant.· The antagonistic interactions tend to sharpen up some otherwise fuzzy boundaries, since they serve to exaggerate the differences.· Space may well exaggerate such differences.· Traditional theories of autonomous man have exaggerated species differences.· This all simply helped to exaggerate the differences that always existed between Charman and the three other members.

► extent

· Pluralists exaggerate the extent to which all groups enjoy some influence.· But the model he develops tends to distort the past in order to exaggerate the extent of change.· None the less, it is possible to exaggerate the extent of these limitations.· In both cases it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which it has been implemented.· It would be wrong, however, to exaggerate the extent of women's opposition to this benefit.

► importance

· I think, on the other hand, that it is possible to exaggerate the importance of origins.

► problem

· She had not yet learned how greatly Brian exaggerated his financial problems in order to keep her in line.

► significance

· It is not easy to exaggerate their significance.· Having exaggerated the likelihood of Labour's victory, the media are almost bound to exaggerate the significance of its defeat.· In the context of de Gaulle's subsequent career, it would be difficult to exaggerate the significance of the war years.· The tendency of second homes to be clustered in specific pleasant rural locations is probably the characteristic that exaggerates their significance.· It is impossible to exaggerate the revolutionary significance of the recognition of a binding judicial tribunal external to the realm.· Had she not wildly exaggerated the significance of the advertisement?· One should not exaggerate the significance of the change.

VERB► tend

· They tended to exaggerate grossly the role which the intelligentsia could play regardless of socio-economic developments.· They quickly detect changes in the visual image and tend to exaggerate them.· The economic impact studies in sports most often tend to exaggerate the benefits making these reports misleading and unnecessary.· The press tends to exaggerate the disagreements, and is over-eager to look for administration turf wars.· Shine draws the attention and tends to exaggerate.· Winter tends to exaggerate virtue and vice.