exaggeration

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n. the act of making something more noticeable than usual
n. making to seem more important than it really is

n. 夸张, 夸大的事物, 夸大之词

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exaggeration 可以分为前缀 ex-（表示超出）和词根 agger（表示堆积）以及后缀 -ation（表示行为或状态），整体意思是“超出正常状态的堆积”，引申为“夸张”。

例句

1. The story he told was just an exaggeration of what really happened.

他讲的故事只是对真实发生的事情的夸大。

2. It's an exaggeration to say that she can run a mile in under five minutes.

说她能在五分钟内跑一英里是夸大其词。

3. Many advertisements use exaggeration to attract customers.

许多广告使用夸张的手法来吸引顾客。