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To exaggerate and overstate
Synonyms
aggrandize
verb [T] formal 
/əˈɡrændaɪz/
/əˈɡrændaɪz/ to increase the power or importance of someone or something when this is not deserved or reasonable
They use religion to aggrandize themselves.
self-aggrandizing nonsense
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To exaggerate and overstate:aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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To promote or demote someone:advancement, aggrandise, aggrandisement...
exaggerate
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verb /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/ 1
[I/T] to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is 夸张；夸大；言过其实 Don't exaggerate! It wasn't that bad! 别夸张了！没有那么差！
greatly/grossly/wildly exaggerate something :
The paper's political influence has been greatly exaggerated. 该报的政治影响被大大夸大了。
exaggerate the importance/significance of something :
We should not exaggerate the importance of this agreement. 我们不应该夸大这一协议的重要性。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
2
[T] literary to make something seem more extreme 夸张；夸大 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overstate
verb [I/T] formal /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪt/
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪt/ to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, impressive, or serious than it really is. 把…讲得过分；过分强调；夸大
He may have overstated his ability in the interview. 他可能在面试中夸大了自己的能力。
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
play up
phrasal verb
2
[T] to try to persuade people to believe that something is more important than it is 夸大…的重要性；极力渲染 The newspapers have really played up the government's poor election results. 报纸真的是夸大了政府糟糕的选举结果。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
glorify
verb [T] /ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪ/
/ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪ/ 1
to make someone or something seem more impressive than they really are 美化；吹嘘 Politicians have complained that the media glorify drugs. 政治家们抱怨媒体美化毒品。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
They condemn the glorification of violence on TV. 他们谴责电视对暴力的美化。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
idealize
verb [T] /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/
/aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/ to believe or suggest that someone or something is perfect or better than they really are 把…理想化
The book idealizes Gandhi. 这本书把甘地理想化了。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
dignify
verb [T] /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/ to make something or someone seem more important than they really are 美化；抬高…的身价
I won't dignify his abuse by reacting to it. 我不会回应他的谩骂而抬高其身价。
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overplay
verb [T] /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpleɪ/
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpleɪ/ to treat something as being more important or more serious than it really is 夸大…的重要性；过分强调…的严重性
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
magnify
verb [T] /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/
/ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ 1a
to make something appear more important, severe, or dangerous than it really is 夸大；夸张
They have no need to magnify the importance of their achievements. 他们没有必要夸大他们成绩的重要性。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
More Synonyms
blow something up out of (all) proportion
phrase
to make a situation seem much worse than it really is 过分夸张某事的恶劣程度
The incident has been blown up out of proportion. 这个事件被夸张得过分了。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
build up
phrasal verb
3
[T] to talk about someone or something in a very positive way so that people are impressed with them 宣传；吹捧 They've built him up to be something that he isn't. 他们把他吹捧成了另外一个人。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
dramatize
verb /ˈdræmətaɪz/
/ˈdræmətaɪz/ 2
[I/T] to treat a situation as more serious or exciting than it really is （使）戏剧化；夸大 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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The process or act of describing: description, attribution, modelling...
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
dress up
phrasal verb
3
[T] to make something seem more impressive than it really is 装饰 He tries to dress it up, but he's basically a waiter. 他想好好打扮一番，但他毕竟只是个服务员。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
exaggerated
adjective /ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd/
/ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd/ 1
describing something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is 夸张的；夸大的；言过其实的 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
exaggeration
noun /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ [C] a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is 夸张；夸大；言过其实
To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration – she was just not very happy. 将其描述为抑郁是言过其实了，她只是不太开心。
a slight exaggeration/a bit of an exaggeration (=often used for saying that someone is exaggerating a lot) 有些夸张 :
We've had the worst rain since the Biblical flood – well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration. 我们经历了自《圣经》中大洪水以来最糟糕的大雨——哦，也许这有点夸张。
a gross exaggeration (=something that is not true at all) 完全是夸大其词 :
To say that the government has failed is a gross exaggeration. 说政府已经失败了完全是夸大其词。
be no exaggeration (=to be true) 并不夸张；并非言过其实 :
It is no exaggeration to say that Jackson was one of the most influential politicians of the 20th century. 将杰克逊称为 20 世纪最有影响力的政治家之一并非言过其实。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
a
[U] the act of making a comment or description of this type 夸张的评论（或描述）
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
glamorize
verb [T] /ˈɡlæməraɪz/
/ˈɡlæməraɪz/ to make someone or something seem more attractive or exciting than they really are 粉饰；渲染
a culture that glamorizes drugs, sex, and violence 一种宣扬毒品、性和暴力的文化
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
glorified
adjective /ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪd/
/ˈɡlɔːrɪfaɪd/ used for saying what something is really like when other people have described it as far more impressive 夸大了的；被美化了的
The ‘yacht' we rented was just a glorified rowing boat. 我们租的不过是艘美其名曰“游艇”的小划子。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
hyperbolic
adjective linguistics /ˌhaɪpə(r)ˈbɒlɪk/
/ˌhaɪpə(r)ˈbɒlɪk/1
hyperbolic language emphasizes what you are saying by describing it as far more extreme than it really isIt was hard to take such hyperbolic rhetoric seriously.
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To exaggerate and overstate:aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
idealise /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/
/aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/ a British spelling of idealize 单词 idealize 的英式拼法
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
inflate
verb /ɪnˈfleɪt/
/ɪnˈfleɪt/ 2a
to make something seem more important than it really is 虚夸；浮夸
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
inflated
adjective /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
/ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 2
making something seem better or more important than it really is 夸大的；言过其实的 He has an inflated opinion of his own skill. 他对自己技艺的评价言过其实。
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
lay it on thick
phrase informal
to try to persuade someone that something is better, bigger, more important etc than it really is （对某人）过分吹捧（某物）
I think he laid it on a bit thick with all the compliments.
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
make a big thing (out) of something
phrase informal
to treat something as if it is more important than it really is 夸大某事；大肆渲染某事；对某事小题大做
Don't make such a big thing out of it. It's only a few days late. 别小题大做了，只是迟了几天而已。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
make a drama out of something
phrase
to treat a particular situation as if it is more serious or exciting than it really is 对某事小题大做
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
make a meal of something
phrase informal
1
to treat something as more important or serious than it really is 对某事物小题大做 I know I was wrong, but you don't need to make such a meal of it.
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
make a mountain out of a molehill
phrase
to treat a minor problem as if it were a very serious problem 小题大做
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overemphasis
noun [singular/uncountable] /ˌəʊvərˈemfəsɪs/
/ˌəʊvərˈemfəsɪs/ the tendency to treat something as being more important than it really is 过分强调
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overemphasise /ˌəʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz/
/ˌəʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz/ a British spelling of overemphasize 单词 overemphasize 的英式拼法
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overemphasize
verb [T] /ˌəʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz/
/ˌəʊvərˈemfəˌsaɪz/ to treat something as more important than it really is 过分强调
someone cannot overemphasize something (=it is extremely important) 某人怎样强调都不过分 :
We cannot overemphasize how damaging these results are to our reputation. 这些后果对我们声誉的损害再怎么强调都不过分。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
oversell
verb [T] /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsel/
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsel/ to say that someone or something is better than they really are because you want to impress or persuade people 过分吹嘘
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overstatement
noun [C/U] formal /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪtmənt/
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪtmənt/ something that you say that makes things seem more important, impressive, or serious than they really are 夸大；言过其实
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
overvalue
verb [T] /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈvæljuː/
/ˌəʊvə(r)ˈvæljuː/ 2
to say or believe that something is more important than it really is 对…看得过重 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
precious
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adjective /ˈpreʃəs/
/ˈpreʃəs/ 3
behaving as if something is more important or serious than it really is 做作的；矫揉造作的 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
romance
verb formal /rəʊˈmæns/
/rəʊˈmæns/ 1
[I] to talk about things in a way that makes them seem more exciting than they really are 夸张；渲染 Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
romanticize
verb [T] /rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/
/rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/ to think or say that someone or something is more romantic, better, or more exciting than they really are 使浪漫化；使具有浪漫色彩
A lot of people romanticize marriage. 许多人赋予了婚姻浪漫的色彩。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
rose-coloured
adjective
2
rose-coloured
or
considering or representing something as better than it really is 过于乐观的；过于美好的 rose-tinted
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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Feeling hopeful and optimistic: the glass is half full (empty), hopeful, optimistic...
rose-tinted
adjective
rose-coloured
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate:aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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Feeling hopeful and optimistic:the glass is half full (empty), hopeful, optimistic...
sensational
adjective /senˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/
/senˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl/ 2
a sensational way of describing something makes it seem more exciting or shocking than it really is 夸张的；耸人听闻的 There has been much sensational reporting of the row in the tabloid press. 在通俗小报上有许多关于那场争吵耸人听闻的报道。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
sensationally
adverb Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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Interesting: interesting, original, exciting...
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Making you feel surprised or amazed: surprising, amazing, astonishing...
sensationalize
verb [T] /senˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/
/senˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlaɪz/ to write or talk about an event in a way that makes it seem as exciting and shocking as possible （写作或谈话的）哗众取宠，耸人听闻
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
spin
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verb /spɪn/
/spɪn/ 4
[T] informal to present information in a particular way, especially in a way that makes something seem good or less bad （尤指）美化，粉饰 How do you think the candidate will spin this story? 你认为这位候选人会怎样粉饰这个传闻？
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
talk up
phrasal verb [T]
to talk about someone or something in a way that makes them seem more important or better than they really are 吹捧
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
- 1to decorate something in order to improve the way that it looks, especially in a way that other people think is uglySynonyms and related wordsTo make someone or something more attractive: decorate, adorn, enhance...
- a.to try to hide the fact that something is bad by showing or describing it in a positive waySynonyms and related wordsTo exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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- 2if a woman tarts herself up, she tries to make herself look more attractive, for example by wearing nice clothes. This expression is often used for showing that you think a woman has made herself look less attractive.Synonyms and related wordsTo make yourself look more attractive: groom, preen, doll up...
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blow something out of proportion
phrase
to make a situation seem much worse than it really is 过分夸张某事的恶劣程度
The incident has been blown up out of proportion. 这个事件被夸张得过分了。
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
pour it on
phrase informal
to make a situation seem worse than it is in order to get sympathy from other people
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To exaggerate and overstate:aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
rose-colored
adjective
2
considering or representing something as being better than it really isa rose-colored view of life on a farm
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To exaggerate and overstate:aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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Feeling hopeful and optimistic:the glass is half full (empty), hopeful, optimistic...
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To exaggerate and overstate: aggrandise, aggrandize, exaggerate...
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