英语词汇exaggerate的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/ verb to say that something is greater, worse etc than it really isnounsexaggerate the importance/significance of sth I think people sometimes exaggerate the importance of his work.exaggerate the impact/effect of sth It is important not to exaggerate the impact of this legislation.exaggerate the danger/threat/risk Newspapers were accused of exaggerating the danger of the virus.exaggerate the size of sth I’m sure the government is exaggerating the size of the problem.exaggerate the extent of sth The extent of the damage has been exaggerated.adverbsgreatly exaggerated He claimed that the risks had been greatly exaggerated.wildly exaggerated (=by a very large amount, in a way that is not at all realistic) Wildly exaggerated reports about the singer's private life began appearing in the press.highly exaggerated Their claims were highly exaggerated.grossly exaggerated (=by a very large amount, in a way that is wrong) The damage the animals did to crops was grossly exaggerated.slightly exaggerate sth I may have slightly exaggerated my ability as a cook.deliberately exaggerate sth Did government officials deliberately exaggerate the threat to national security?phrasesit is difficult/hard/impossible to exaggerate sth (=used to emphasise that something is very big, important etc) It is difficult to exaggerate the strength of people’s feelings on this matter.it is easy to exaggerate sth It is easy to exaggerate the threat of terrorism.THESAURUS: exaggerate blow sth (up) out of all proportion to say a situation or event is a lot worse or much more serious than it really is: The problem has been blown up out of all proportion by the media. make too much of sth to treat something that has happened as though it were more important or serious than it really is – used especially when saying that you should not do this: She loved the fact that he’d sent her flowers, but she didn’t want to make too much of it in case it meant nothing. | It’s probably nothing – children often get these strange ideas. You shouldn’t make too much of them overemphasize also overemphasise BrEimportance | role | danger | risk to say that a part of something is more important and has a bigger effect than is really true, especially in relation to other things: The importance of cleanliness in the preparation of food cannot be overemphasized. | Historians have tended to overemphasize the role of the monarchy in British history. overstatecase | importance | to describe something in a way that makes it sound more important or serious than it really is: Sometimes she overstates her case. | It is impossible to overstate the importance of his contribution to the subject. | The importance of advertising can hardly be overstated. overplayissue to make something seem more important than it is, in the way that you talk about it or treat it: The press has greatly overplayed this issue. glorifywar | violence to make someone or something seem much better, less harmful etc than they really are – used when you think it is wrong to do this: No one wants to glorify war. | His films glorify violence. talk sth up informalchance | prospect | threat | experience | importance to talk about something in a way that makes it appear more important, interesting, or successful than it really is, especially to get someone’s support or interest: Senior figures on both sides talked up the chances of an agreement. | The government tried to talk up the threat posed by these countries, in order to justify an increase in military spending. | At the interview, he talked up his experience of working in sales. | The party has been talking up the importance of the ‘creative industries’. overrated if you think someone or something is overrated, you think they are not nearly as good as people claim: I think her books are overrated. | As a player he’s overrated. idealized also idealised BrEpicture | image | view an idealized image, view, picture etc of someone or something shows them as being much better than they really are: His books give an idealized picture of English rural life. | She was rather surprised at her friend’s idealized view of marriage.

词组	exaggerate
释义	exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/ verb to say that something is greater, worse etc than it really isnounsexaggerate the importance/significance of sth I think people sometimes exaggerate the importance of his work.exaggerate the impact/effect of sth It is important not to exaggerate the impact of this legislation.exaggerate the danger/threat/risk Newspapers were accused of exaggerating the danger of the virus.exaggerate the size of sth I’m sure the government is exaggerating the size of the problem.exaggerate the extent of sth The extent of the damage has been exaggerated.adverbsgreatly exaggerated He claimed that the risks had been greatly exaggerated.wildly exaggerated (=by a very large amount, in a way that is not at all realistic) Wildly exaggerated reports about the singer's private life began appearing in the press.highly exaggerated Their claims were highly exaggerated.grossly exaggerated (=by a very large amount, in a way that is wrong) The damage the animals did to crops was grossly exaggerated.slightly exaggerate sth I may have slightly exaggerated my ability as a cook.deliberately exaggerate sth Did government officials deliberately exaggerate the threat to national security?phrasesit is difficult/hard/impossible to exaggerate sth (=used to emphasise that something is very big, important etc) It is difficult to exaggerate the strength of people’s feelings on this matter.it is easy to exaggerate sth It is easy to exaggerate the threat of terrorism.THESAURUS: exaggerate blow sth (up) out of all proportion to say a situation or event is a lot worse or much more serious than it really is: The problem has been blown up out of all proportion by the media. make too much of sth to treat something that has happened as though it were more important or serious than it really is – used especially when saying that you should not do this: She loved the fact that he’d sent her flowers, but she didn’t want to make too much of it in case it meant nothing. \| It’s probably nothing – children often get these strange ideas. You shouldn’t make too much of them overemphasize also overemphasise BrEimportance \| role \| danger \| risk to say that a part of something is more important and has a bigger effect than is really true, especially in relation to other things: The importance of cleanliness in the preparation of food cannot be overemphasized. \| Historians have tended to overemphasize the role of the monarchy in British history. overstatecase \| importance \| to describe something in a way that makes it sound more important or serious than it really is: Sometimes she overstates her case. \| It is impossible to overstate the importance of his contribution to the subject. \| The importance of advertising can hardly be overstated. overplayissue to make something seem more important than it is, in the way that you talk about it or treat it: The press has greatly overplayed this issue. glorifywar \| violence to make someone or something seem much better, less harmful etc than they really are – used when you think it is wrong to do this: No one wants to glorify war. \| His films glorify violence. talk sth up informalchance \| prospect \| threat \| experience \| importance to talk about something in a way that makes it appear more important, interesting, or successful than it really is, especially to get someone’s support or interest: Senior figures on both sides talked up the chances of an agreement. \| The government tried to talk up the threat posed by these countries, in order to justify an increase in military spending. \| At the interview, he talked up his experience of working in sales. \| The party has been talking up the importance of the ‘creative industries’. overrated if you think someone or something is overrated, you think they are not nearly as good as people claim: I think her books are overrated. \| As a player he’s overrated. idealized also idealised BrEpicture \| image \| view an idealized image, view, picture etc of someone or something shows them as being much better than they really are: His books give an idealized picture of English rural life. \| She was rather surprised at her friend’s idealized view of marriage.
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