Word · Frequency #5927
exaggerate
/igˈzædʒəreit/
noun
夸大；夸张的说法或行为
an exaggerated statement or account; the act of exaggerating
In use
His speech was filled with unnecessary exaggerates.
That number is an exaggerate of the actual cost.
Don't believe his exaggerate; he always overstates things.
an ~
用作可数名词，指具体的夸张说法。
That claim is an exaggerate of the facts.
那个主张是对事实的夸大。
~ of sth
后接of短语表示夸张的对象。
This diagram is an exaggerate of the actual proportions.
这个图示是对实际比例的夸大。
without ~
固定搭配，表示‘没有夸张’。
She described the scene without exaggerate.
她没有夸张地描述了那个场景。
Common mistakes
His story is an exaggerate.His story is an exaggeration.
学习者可能混淆了动词和名词形式。'exaggerate'是动词，名词形式应为'exaggeration'。
He told me exaggerate.He told me an exaggeration.
作为名词使用时，'exaggerate'需要冠词或限定词；更自然的用法是'exaggeration'。
Connections
Word family
- exaggerates
- third person singular
- exaggerated
- past, past participle
- exaggerating
- present participle
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.