elaborate; embellish; exaggerate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to elaborate; to embellish; to exaggerate
neutralOften implies adding details (sometimes fictional) to make a story more vivid or dramatic. Can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation.
Tā他
bǎ把
yī一
jiàn件
xiǎo小
shì事
hōng轰
rán然
chéng成
yī一
gè个
jīng惊
xīn心
dòng动
pò魄
de的
mào冒
xiǎn险
gù故
shì事
。
He embellished a minor incident into a thrilling adventure story.
Xīn新
wén闻
bào报
dào道
yào要
kè客
guān观
zhēn真
shí实
，
bù不
néng能
suí随
yì意
hōng轰
rán然
。
News reporting should be objective and truthful, and cannot be arbitrarily exaggerated.
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Jīng经
tā他
zhè这
me么
yī一
hōng轰
rán然
，
píng平
dàn淡
de的
jīng经
lì历
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
yě也
jīng精
cǎi彩
jí极
le了
。
After his elaboration, even an ordinary experience sounded incredibly exciting.