Exaggerate
[ ɪɡ'zædʒəret ]
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vt.&vi. （使）扩大;（使）增加;夸张;
💡 词根助记
ex使…，加强意义+agger堆积+ate动词后缀→夸大
📝 例句
Most leaders'vanity causes them to exaggerate their own significance.
绝大多数领导人出于虚荣心往往喜欢夸大他们自己的重要地位。
He exaggerated the importance of the event.
他夸大了这事件的重要性。
Take his words with a grain of salt. He always exaggerates.
对他的话要打折扣听。他总爱夸张。
That's the trouble with women?hey always exaggerate so.
女人就是这个毛病，老是大惊小怪。
Commanders tend to exaggerate their success with a higher body count.
作战指挥官常常虚报敌方死亡人数来夸大战果。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“一哥在这睿他”:大哥(一哥)在说他聪明,太夸张了
※ ex-拼音“恶心”,a-一,gg-拼音“哥哥”,e-两只鹅,rat-老鼠:恶心的哥哥将两只鹅和一只老鼠夸张地吃掉了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-gest-表示“携带”
常见变体有-ger-
📖 牛津释义
exaggerate
v[I, Tn]
make (sth) seem larger, better, worse, etc than it really is; stretch (a description) beyond the truth 夸张; 夸大; 言过其实
He always exaggerates to make his stories more amusing. 他总爱添枝加叶, 把故事讲得更有趣.
You are exaggerating the difficulties. 你把困难夸大了.
That dress exaggerates her height. 她穿那件连衣裙显得高了.
🎯 考研助记
ex（出）+agg（egg)+e+rate):下蛋的速度被 夸大了 网友：yqy补充： ex（出）+agg（egg)：从鸡蛋里出来的鸡怎么比鸡蛋大？夸大了吧？
🔁 扩展释义
*[ig'zædʒәreit]vt. 夸大, 夸张vi. 夸大, 夸张
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Yes. I'd like to invite you to dinner at my flat before I move.
好的。我想在搬家前请你到我家吃饭。
Kunta knew it was the middle of the night, for through the small open window high in the wall he could see stars.
孔塔知道已经是半夜了，因为通过墙的上方开着的小窗，他能看到星星。
Congratulations on your good news! You must have done well to have achieved this success.
对你的好消息表示祝贺。你一定是干得很出色才获得这一成功的。