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单词 exaggerated
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ag•ger•at•ed  (ig zajə rā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unduly or unrealistically magnified:to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself.
  2. abnormally increased or enlarged.
  • exaggerate + -ed2 1545–55
ex•agger•at′ed•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exˈaggeˌrated /ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd/ adj
  1. unduly or excessively magnified; enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  2. abnormally enlarged: an exaggerated spleen
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ag•ger•ate /ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to magnify (something) beyond the limits of truth; overstate: [ + obj]:to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.[no object]I think you are exaggerating when you say he is as tall as a tree.
ex•ag•ger•a•tion /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [countable* uncountable]See -ag-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•ag•ger•ate  (ig zajə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to magnify beyond the limits of truth;
    overstate;
    represent disproportionately:to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
  2. to increase or enlarge abnormally:Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.

v.i. 
  1. to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing:a person who is always exaggerating.
  • Latin exaggerātus (past participle of exaggerāre heap up), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + agger heap + -ātus -ate1
  • 1525–35
ex•agger•at′ing•ly, adv. 
ex•agger•a′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embellish, amplify, embroider.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inflate.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minimize.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt/ vb
  1. to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
  2. (transitive) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual: his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heap

exˈaggerˌatingly adv exˌaggerˈation n exˈaggerative, exˈaggeratory adj exˈaggerˌator n
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