Word · Frequency #5927
exaggerate
夸大；夸张
to describe something as larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is; to overstate
- 1.
To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
夸大,描述得超过事实
夸大,描述得超过事实；夸大；夸张
In use
He always exaggerates his achievements to impress others.
Don't exaggerate the difficulty; it's actually quite simple.
She was exaggerating when she said she had a million followers.
exaggerate sth
直接宾语，表示夸大某事物。
He exaggerated the dangers of the trip.
他夸大了这次旅行的危险。
exaggerate about sth
about 引出夸大的内容。
She tends to exaggerate about her achievements.
她倾向于夸大自己的成就。
exaggerate + wh-clause
wh-从句作宾语，强调程度。
He exaggerated how difficult the exam was.
他夸大了这次考试有多难。
Verb forms
base exaggerate · third person exaggerates · -ing exaggerating · past exaggerated · past participle exaggerated
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Common mistakes
He told an exaggerate.He told an exaggeration.
exaggerate 是动词，不能用作名词，应使用名词形式 exaggeration。
The story is exaggerate.The story is exaggerated.
exaggerate 是动词原形，这里需要形容词形式 exaggerated 来描述故事被夸大。
Connections
Collocations
- greatly exaggerate
- 严重夸大，过度夸大
- The media greatly exaggerated the impact of the storm.媒体严重夸大了这场风暴的影响。
- exaggerate the truth
- 夸大事实，言过其实
- He tends to exaggerate the truth when telling stories.他讲故事时往往夸大事实。
- exaggerate one's achievements
- 夸大自己的成就
- She exaggerated her achievements on her resume.她在简历上夸大了自己的成就。
- exaggerate the importance
- 夸大重要性
- Don't exaggerate the importance of this mistake.不要夸大这个错误的重要性。
- tend to exaggerate
- 倾向于夸大
- People tend to exaggerate when they are angry.人们生气时往往会夸大其词。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆窍门：exaggerate 里有两个 g，像两只手越比划越大，把小事夸成大事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、新闻评论、正式写作 exaggerate 是中性词，通常可用于日常口语和书面语，表示夸大事实或程度；在正式和非正式语境中都较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
generate、operate、moderate 作动词时，与 exaggerate 的结尾 -erate 都读 /əreɪt/，尾音一致，但重音位置不同，整词并不押韵。注意 separate、estimate 和 moderate 等以 -ate 结尾的词，作动词时读 /eɪt/，但 separate 作形容词或名词时读 /ˈsepərət/，estimate 作名词时读 /ˈestɪmət/，moderate 作形容词时读 /ˈmɑːdərət/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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