exaggerating adj. 夸大的;夸张的
v. 夸大,夸张;使增大,使扩大;夸大其词(exaggerate的现在分词)
- Wilson was only slightly exaggerating.
威尔逊只是稍带夸张。 - This influx of money could be exaggerating the market's gyrations.
大量资金的流入会夸大市场的回旋余地。 - Lisa: Well, if you're not exaggerating, then stop being so annoying!
好,如果你不是在夸大其词,那就别再这麽烦人了!
Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of
exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr.
agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See
{Jest}. ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] ``Earth exaggerated upon
them [oaks and firs].'' --Sir M. Hale.
2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the
truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth
concerning.
A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.
Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.
That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --
{Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly}, adv.