exaggeration

劍橋詞典

the fact of making something seem larger , more important , better , or worse than it really is
夸張；夸大；言過其實
Sal estimates over 60 people were there but I think that's a slight exaggeration. 薩爾估計那兒有60多人，但我覺得那有點兒夸張。
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] It would be no exaggeration to say that her work has saved lives . 她的工作挽救了很多生命，這樣說一點兒都不夸張。

例句

• No, she wasn't that fat - what an exaggeration!
• Don't believe everything she tells you, as she's rather prone to exaggeration.
• Honestly, without any exaggeration, the fish was three metres long !
• "Her face went as green as your jumper ." "Don't you think that's a slight exaggeration?"
• Unfortunately, the newspaper article was full of exaggerations and misrepresentations .
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