exaggerated
美 [?g'z?d??'ret?d]
- adj. 夸張的，言過其實的
- v. 夸張，夸大（exaggerate的過去式）
助記提示
1、ex- "completely, thoroughly" + ag- "to, toward" + ger- "bear, carry, bring" + -ate + -d.
2、字面含義：completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
雙語例句
- 1. Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
- 他堅持說，西方的恐懼被過分夸大了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Reports of his drinking have been wildly exaggerated.
- 有關他酗酒的報道極盡夸張。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story.
- 新聞界照例又夸大了這件事。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.
- 他聲稱自己與總統(tǒng)關系密切,這有點言過其實.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. This report seems somewhat exaggerated, and should be verified.
- 這個報道有些水分, 需要核實.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》