exaggerate (B2)
カタカナ: イグザジャレイト
IPA: /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
Definition
Represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
意味: 実際よりも大きく、偉大に、あるいは悪く見せること。
Examples / 例文
Don't exaggerate your injuries; you only sprained your ankle. — Don't exaggerate your injuries; you only sprained your ankle.
The movie poster exaggerated the film's special effects. — The movie poster exaggerated the film's special effects.
She tends to exaggerate when telling stories to make them more interesting. — She tends to exaggerate when telling stories to make them more interesting.
Exaggerate の日本語訳
Japanese translations of Exaggerate:
How to Use Exaggerate
- exaggerate about something (prepositional phrase)
- To talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it is. — "She tends to exaggerate about her problems."
- exaggerate to someone (prepositional phrase)
- To tell someone something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it is. — "He exaggerated the danger to his parents."
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