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Exaggerate Exaggerated Order Tend ɪɡ'Zædʒəreɪt Dangers Trip Frighten

Front exaggerate
Pron [ɪɡ'zædʒəreɪt]
Back 【EXAGGERATE】
He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them into not going.
他为了阻止这次旅行,夸大了它的危险以使他们害怕。
【重点词汇】
exaggerate v. 夸大 反: underestimate
Vocab
exaggerateto enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

When you exaggerate you stretch the truth. Fishermen tend to exaggerate the size of their fish. And children tend to exaggerate the seriousness of their cuts, in order to get a cute Band-Aid.

We all have a tendency to exaggerate. It makes our stories funnier, or more dramatic. After all, when you exaggerate, you're not really lying — you're just overstating things. The word exaggerate can also suggest that a particular characteristic is overdone or almost larger than life. If you describe someone as having an exaggerated limp, he or she might be walking like a gorilla.

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