exaggeration
noun /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]- a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this
夸张；夸大；言过其实 - a slight/gross/wild exaggeration
有点／明显的／过于夸张 - It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice.
说我非常了解她不免言过其实，我只见过她两次。 - It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.
说大多数同学从未读过一部完整的莎士比亚戏剧一点也不夸张。 - He told his story simply and without exaggeration.
他简单扼要、毫不夸张地讲述了自己的故事。
- It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I'm desperate to leave.
说我渴望离开是有点儿夸张。 - John is not usually given to exaggeration.
约翰通常不会夸张。 - Their results, even allowing for exaggeration, are impressive.
就算是有所夸大，他们的结果也是令人印象深刻的。 - There was a degree of exaggeration in his description of events.
他对事件的描述有一定程度的夸张。 - There were, without exaggeration, hundreds of applications for the job.
不夸张地讲，有几百人申请这份工作。 - That's a slight exaggeration!
那真是有点夸张！
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- gross
- huge
- …
- degree
- be given to
- be prone to
- allow for
- …
- without exaggeration
- a bit of an exaggeration
- it is no exaggeration to say something
- a slight/gross/wild exaggeration