| 词组 | exaggeration |
| 释义 | exaggeration /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/ noun a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really isadjectivesa great/huge exaggeration Some people say the painting is worth over $1 million – this is a great exaggeration. | It would be a huge exaggeration to say that his tennis career is over just because he lost one match.a gross exaggeration formal (=very great and untrue) His comments were a gross exaggeration.a wild exaggeration The claim that 100,000 people attended the concert was a wild exaggeration.a slight exaggeration also a bit of an exaggeration informal It’s a slight exaggeration, but it’s not far from the truth.phraseswithout exaggeration I can say without exaggeration that he is one of the finest writers of his generation.a degree/an element of exaggeration (=some exaggeration) There may be a degree of exaggeration in her story, but basically it is true.it is no exaggeration to say that... (=it is definitely true, even though it may seem surprising) It is no exaggeration to say that this is the best film so far this year.sb is prone to exaggeration (=they often exaggerate) My aunt was prone to exaggeration and I did not always trust what she said. |
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