exaggeration

/ig.zædʒә'reiʃәn/ uk　 词频 #10878

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exaggeration 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 夸张, 夸大的事物, 夸大之词

英文释义

n. the act of making something more noticeable than usual

n. making to seem more important than it really is

exaggeration 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 exaggeration 在自然语境里怎么用：

Kaveh Madani: It's an exaggeration to say that when I was a kid, I knew about the water problems.

—— 'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource

The novel reads, in retrospect, less like exaggeration than reportage from inside a culture already learning to treat life as publicity.

—— Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of founder exaggeration when pitching investors, often dismissing it as part of selling a vision.

—— Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’

There is little exaggeration in saying that a good understanding of the circadian cycle is the key to a happy and productive day!

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

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