Word · Frequency #5927
exaggerated
夸大;夸张
exaggerated is the past of exaggerate.
核心释义
to describe something as larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is; to overstate
- 1.
夸大,描述得超过事实
To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
夸大,描述得超过事实;夸大;夸张
用法In use
He always exaggerates his achievements to impress others.
用法提示:exaggerate 作为及物动词,表示夸大(成就),第三人称单数形式。
Don't exaggerate the difficulty; it's actually quite simple.
用法提示:exaggerate 作为及物动词,用于祈使句否定形式,表示不要夸大。
She was exaggerating when she said she had a million followers.
用法提示:exaggerating 是现在分词,构成过去进行时,表示当时正在夸大。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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