exaggerate
夸大
definition
verb
they were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains
represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
translation of 'exaggerate'
verb
浮夸,
夸大,
夸张,
言过其实,
侈,
张大,
夸
example
she was apt to 'exaggerate' any aches and pains
he has a tendency to 'exaggerate' his role
they were apt to 'exaggerate' any aches and pains
He looked around the library in an 'exaggerative' manner, just to make sure no one was looking and then gestured with his fingers telling Opal to come closer.
I read to them every night in great detail and in 'exaggerated' voices.
I must admit even though I am on the receiving end of all this 'exaggerative' policing, I am grateful for the sense of safety it promotes.
Increased insurance premiums, because of the 'exaggerated' number of personal injury claims every year.
After returning across the bridge, she shed her veils, 'exaggeratedly' made-up her face and disappeared among the pedestrians travelling south along the waterfront.
No one dragged their rivals to the court; there were very few 'exaggerated' claims.
This can lead to 'exaggerated' food portions or over consumption of calories.
I've gone through the claims and counter-claims, and suspect he was valiant in one incident and a whiner or 'exaggerator' in others.
But the eccentricity of his performances, some of which seem wilfully perverse, with their mannered phrasing and 'exaggeratedly' slow or fast tempos, was less easy to take.
Experts say it's an 'exaggerated' figure and don't want to even visualise such a situation.
Gun buying may be a response to an 'exaggerated' amount of coverage of supposedly impending danger.
But the fact that he's a serial 'exaggerator' is exactly why this story should receive attention, not why it should be shrugged off.
We in the West have done far more than the Russians to publicise the fact that our children embody all of our 'exaggerated' fears today.
In the end, one might think that goodness was only imaginary, an 'exaggerated' western virtue.
‘Yeah,’ Jessica said with another laugh at how over 'exaggerative' Billy sounded.
The notorious 'exaggerator' , in fact, put down just about everyone who was not German blue blood or to the manor born.
Once upon a time, the reference check offered reliable protection against serial 'exaggerators' and smooth talkers.
'exaggerated' features such as a massive head and beetling brows
You have an overly 'exaggerative' imagination.
Once the rain hits, it's clearly time for that 'exaggerated' song and dance sequence.
And, in this case, it is based on exaggerated assumptions and 'exaggerated' statements.
As soon as he walked in all cameras focused on him and his hero pals made an 'exaggerated' show of affection towards him.
It's an 'exaggerated' intensity of feeling invested in something which doesn't finally matter.
One stands splaying all his limbs around me in an 'exaggerated' way.
But as the content largely involves the lads pushing each other into the water or squabbling 'exaggeratedly' about who should have come first, it doesn't really matter.
Furthermore, there are no legal penalties for taking a false or 'exaggerated' claim to court.
Sitting in the office where he has been busily preparing to lead election-night coverage, he is clearly fired up by an otherwise uninspiring campaign, chuckling, giggling, contriving 'exaggeratedly' actorish expressions.
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