夸張(大);言過其實;(使)增(過)大 (make sth appear to be greater，worse，etc than it really is; enlarge beyond normal bonds) [I，T+n]：～the danger/the illness/one's fault/the importance of sth 夸大危險/病情/某人的錯誤/某事的重要性; The tight trousers～his thin legs. 緊身褲使他的腿顯得很細(xì)。The artist～d parts of his drawing to make it clearer. 為了使畫更清楚，藝術(shù)家將部分畫面放大了。You are always～ing. 你總是言過其實。The seriousness of the problem has been～d.問題的嚴(yán)重性被夸大了。〖同〗 overstate，enlarge，stretch，overdo; 〖反〗 minimize，qualify;
→′exagge?rated adj 夸張(大)的;′exagge-?ratedly adv 夸張(大)地;e?xagge′ration n 夸張 (大);e′xaggerative adj 夸張(大)的;e′xaggerator n 夸張者