exaggeration

US [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [ɪɡ.zædʒə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.夸张；夸大；言过其实
  • Web夸大之词；夸张性；夸张表现
Plural Form：exaggerations  

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exaggeration
n.
1.
夸张；夸大；言过其实a statement or description that makes sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this
a slight/gross/wild exaggeration
有点╱明显的╱过于夸张
It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well─I only met her twice.
说我非常了解她不免言过其实，我只见过她两次。
It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.
说大多数同学从未读过一部完整的莎士比亚戏剧一点也不夸张。
He told his story simply and without exaggeration.
他简单扼要、毫不夸张地讲述了自己的故事。

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AllAll,夸张夸张,夸大夸大,言过其实言过其实,夸大之词夸大之词,夸张性夸张性,夸张表现夸张表现
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1.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that every Turkman knows the names of the best Turkmenian thoroughbreds and sires.
这将不夸张地说，每一个土库曼知道和种牛的名字最好的土库曼斯坦纯种。
zhè jiāng bù kuā zhāng de shuō , měi yī gè tǔ kù màn zhī dào hé zhǒng niú de míng zì zuì hǎo de tǔ kù màn sī tǎn chún zhǒng 。
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2.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Albert Stubblebine III was at the heart of America's military machine.
事实上，可以毫不夸张地说，阿尔伯特·斯塔布尔宾三世曾经位居美国军事机构的核心。
shì shí shàng , kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , ā ěr bó tè · sī tǎ bù ěr bīn sān shì céng jīng wèi jū měi guó jūn shì jī gòu de hé xīn 。
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3.
He wrote that, "It's hardly an exaggeration to say that the tip of the radicle acts like the brain of one of the lower animals. "
他写到，我们可以毫不夸张地说，这些植物的根尖扮演着类似于低等动物大脑的角色。
tā xiě dào , wǒ men kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , zhè xiē zhí wù de gēn jiān bàn yǎn zhe lèi sì yú dī děng dòng wù dà nǎo de jué sè 。
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4.
In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say, "United we stand, divided we fall" .
在应付一个如此规模之挑战过程中，我们可以毫不夸张地说，团结，我们就会站起来；分裂，我们就会倒下去。
zài yìng fù yī gè rú cǐ guī mó zhī tiǎo zhàn guò chéng zhōng , wǒ men kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , tuán jié , wǒ men jiù huì zhàn qǐ lái ; fēn liè , wǒ men jiù huì dǎo xià qù 。
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5.
"I don't think it is an exaggeration to call it a 50-year opportunity, " said Maguire.
“毫不夸张的说，这种机会50年难得一遇，”Maguire说。
" háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , zhè zhǒng jī huì wǔ shí nián nán dé yī yù , " Maguire shuō 。
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6.
Saying business people are "involved" with software projects tends to be an exaggeration.
据说业务人员有进一步“参与”软件项目的趋势。
jù shuō yè wù rén yuán yǒu jìn yí bù " cān yù " ruǎn jiàn xiàng mù de qū shì 。
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7.
Indeed, it can be said without exaggeration that the enemy was operating with an air force three times stronger than his normal force.
事实上可以毫不夸张地说，敌人（译注：指以色列）的空军力量比他们本身的力量大了三倍。
shì shí shàng kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , dí rén ( yì zhù : zhǐ yǐ sè liè ) de kōng jūn lì liang bǐ tā men běn shēn de lì liang dà le sān bèi 。
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8.
IT IS no exaggeration to say that the foundations of the modern globalised world were made of sugar.
可以毫不夸张的说，糖奠定了现代世界全球化的基础。
kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , táng diàn dìng le xiàn dài shì jiè quán qiú huà de jī chǔ 。
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9.
It is no exaggeration for me to say that the consequences of wide-spread resistance to artemisinins would be catastrophic.
我可以毫不夸张地说，青蒿素耐药性广泛传播的后果将是灾难性的。
wǒ kě yǐ háo bù kuā zhāng de shuō , qīng hāo sù nài yào xìng guǎng fàn chuán bō de hòu guǒ jiāng shì zāi nàn xìng de 。
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10.
Gossip appears to be the only thing they are interested in and they enjoy exaggeration and little lies to liven up the drama.
仿佛流言是他们唯一感兴趣的东西，他们对夸大其词很享受，戏剧性的东西才能让他们有生气。
fǎng fú liú yán shì tā men wéi yī gǎn xìng qù de dōng xi , tā men duì kuā dà qí cí hěn xiǎng shòu , xì jù xìng de dōng xi cái néng ràng tā men yǒu shēng qì 。
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