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

　

单词	hyperbole
释义	Trends of hyperbole View usage for: hyperbole (haɪpɜːʳbəli) uncountable noun If someone uses hyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound much more impressive than it really is. [technical, formal] ...the hyperbole that portrays him as one of the greatest visionaries in the world. Synonyms: exaggeration, hype [informal], overstatement, enlargement More Synonyms of hyperbole hyperbole in British English (haɪˈpɜːbəlɪ) noun a deliberate exaggeration used for effect he embraced her a thousand times Derived forms hyperbolism (hyˈperbolism) noun Word origin C16: from Greek: from hyper- + bolē a throw, from ballein to throw hyperbole in American English (haɪˈpɜrbəli) noun exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally (Ex: He's as strong as an ox.) Word origin L < Gr: see hyperbola Examples of 'hyperbole' in a sentence hyperbole His assessment was not mere hyperbole. Times, Sunday Times (2009) With hindsight, was such hyperbole a little over the top? Times, Sunday Times (2014) More hyperbole was used when the picture appeared in Life magazine. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Finally, the tone involves too much hyperbole. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Better law enforcement is the key, but we also need to cut the hyperbole surrounding olive oil. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is no mere hyperbole. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And so I used hyperbole in writing a wittily scathing song back. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The claim that the Vendée is an aquatic Everest is not mere hyperbole. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Word lists with hyperbole figure of speech (noun) in the sense of exaggeration Definition a deliberate exaggeration of speech or writing used for effect, such as he embraced her a thousand times The debate was carried on with increasing rhetorical hyperbole. Synonyms exaggeration Like most of his stories, it smacks of exaggeration. hype (informal) overstatement He may be talented, but `genius' is something of an overstatement. enlargement There is insufficient space for the enlargement of the buildings. magnification the magnification of this character on the screen amplification a voice that needed no amplification Additional synonyms in the sense of amplification a voice that needed no amplification Synonyms increase, boosting, stretching, strengthening, expansion, extension, widening, raising, heightening, deepening, lengthening, enlargement, intensification, magnification, dilation, augmentation in the sense of enlargement There is insufficient space for the enlargement of the buildings. Synonyms expansion, increase, development, growth, spread, inflation, extension, swelling, unfolding, expanse, diffusion, unfurling, opening out, intensification, magnification, multiplication, amplification, elongation, augmentation, dilatation, distension in the sense of magnification the magnification of this character on the screen Synonyms exaggeration, build-up, heightening, deepening, enhancement, aggrandizement Nearby words of hyperbole hygienic hymn hype hyperbole hyperbolic hypercritical hypnotic Synonyms of 'hyperbole' hyperbole Explore 'hyperbole' in the dictionary
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