Word · Frequency #9484
Fully loadedexaggerated
夸大的；言过其实的；过度的
described as greater or more extreme than it really is; overstated or abnormally increased
- 1.
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
夸大的；言过其实的；异常增大的
- 2.
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
言过其实的
夸大的；言过其实的；异常增大的；言过其实的；夸大的；夸张的
In use
The advertisement made exaggerated claims about the product's effectiveness.
She gave an exaggerated account of what happened at the party.
His reaction to the news seemed exaggerated and out of proportion.
an exaggerated opinion of oneself
exaggerated + noun
常用于修饰名词，表示夸大其词。
He made exaggerated claims about his achievements.
他对自己成就做了夸张的声称。
be exaggerated
被动结构，表示被夸大。
The importance of this factor is often exaggerated.
这个因素的重要性往往被夸大了。
Connections
Collocations
- exaggerated claim
- 夸大其词的说法
- The company made exaggerated claims about the effectiveness of its product.该公司对其产品的功效做出了夸大其词的说法。
- exaggerated sense
- 夸大的感觉
- He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.他对自己重要性有一种夸大的感觉。
- exaggerated expectations
- 过高的期望
- The media created exaggerated expectations for the movie.媒体对这部电影营造了过高的期望。
- exaggerated story
- 夸张的故事
- She told an exaggerated story about her vacation adventures.她讲了一个关于她度假冒险的夸张故事。
- exaggerated report
- 夸大的报告
- The newspaper published an exaggerated report of the incident.该报纸发布了一份关于事件的夸大报告。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人把一根羽毛说成一头大象，这就是exaggerated（夸张的）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面评论 通常用于日常对话和书面评论中，语域较为中性，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
通常用于描述被夸大或超出实际情况的事物
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ated' with 'exaggerated', but they have different stress patterns and stressed vowels (/eɪ/ vs /æ/ in 'exaggerated'), so they do not rhyme. They serve as useful lookalikes for spelling comparison.
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。
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