exaggeration

/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən/ (ame, mw)

exaggeration — noun

  • exaggerationsingular
  • exaggerationsplural

1. words, images, or behaviour that push the facts beyond their true size, value, o

1.名詞B2
釋義

words, images, or behaviour that push the facts beyond their true size, value, or seriousness

例句

Linh laughed because Ryan's fishing story was clearly an exaggeration.

pattern: be an exaggeration

The ad's claim about instant results sounded like pure exaggeration.

collocation: pure exaggeration

同義詞
  • overstatement

    a close formal equivalent that focuses on saying more than the facts support

  • hyperbole

    a more literary or rhetorical word for dramatic overstatement

  • embellishment

    often suggests adding attractive or colorful extra detail, not always making things worse

反義詞
  • accuracy

    stays close to the real facts

  • understatement

    makes something seem smaller or less important than it really is

文法句型

be an exaggeration

an exaggeration of + noun phrase

a little / slight / wild exaggeration

用法筆記

Often used after 'be' or with modifiers such as 'pure', 'slight', and 'wild'. It can describe both the overstatement itself and the act of overstating something.

常見錯誤

❌His report was very exaggeration.
✅His report was a big exaggeration.
💡'Exaggeration' is a noun, so it needs an article or another determiner in this pattern.
❌The article was an exaggeration about the problem.
✅The article was an exaggeration of the problem.
💡Use 'of' to show what was overstated.
❌She exaggerated the story with many exaggerations.
✅She told the story with a lot of exaggeration.
💡Use the noun after 'with', not a repeated countable form that sounds unnatural here.