represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is
夸大;夸张
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both she and her daughter were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains 不论是什么痛,她和她女儿都喜欢夸大其词
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[no obj.]
I couldn't sleep for three days — I'm not exaggerating .我已有三天无法入睡了—— 我可不是在夸张。
[as adj.
扩大(或放大、改动)得不成比例的;过大的
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exaggerated features such as a massive head and beetling brows .大头及蓬松悬垂的眉毛等过大的面部特征。
"mid 16th cent.: from Latin