exaggerate in depiction; use hyperbole
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to exaggerate in depiction; to embellish rhetorically
formalA formal term used in literary criticism or descriptive writing to indicate the use of deliberate exaggeration for effect.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
wén文
bǐ笔
pǔ朴
shí实
，
méi没
yǒu有
bàn半
diǎn点
kuā夸
shì饰
。
The writing in this article is plain and without any exaggeration.
Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
kuā夸
shì饰
，
fǎn反
ér而
yǎn掩
gài盖
le了
shì事
shí实
。
His report is full of unnecessary embellishment, which actually obscures the facts.
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Shī诗
rén人
cháng常
cháng常
yòng用
kuā夸
shì饰
de的
shǒu手
fǎ法
lái来
zēng增
qiáng强
gǎn感
rǎn染
lì力
。
Poets often use exaggeration to enhance the emotional impact.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
guǎng广
gào告
de的
kuā夸
shì饰
chéng成
fèn分
tài太
duō多
，
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
wèi未
bì必
xiāng相
xìn信
。
This kind of advertisement has too much exaggeration; consumers may not believe it.