exaggerate [iɡˈzædʒəreit]

v.

夸大, 夸张

She always exaggerates when she tells something she's done.

每当她谈及自己所做的事时, 她总是言过其实。

He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them not into going..

他夸大了旅行的危险, 目的是恫吓他们, 以使他们不敢去.

近义词synonym

enlarge v. 扩大, 扩展

The balloon enlarged as we pumped air into it.

那个气球充气后就变大了。 

magnify v. 夸大;夸张

He tried to magnify the part he played in the battle.

他试图夸大他在战斗中发挥的作用。

overdo v. 过分, 过火

The joke is overdone.

玩笑开得过火。

反义词 antonym

diminish v. 减少; 缩小

We should try to diminish the cost of production.

我们应尽力减少生产成本。

词性变化 word-activity

exaggeration n. 夸张,夸大

It would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I’m desperate to leave..

说我渴望离开是有点夸张。 

学习测试---examination

I think you _____ the dangerous of the trip.

1. exaggerate; 2. exaggeration; 3. enlarge; 4. diminish