exaggeration
noun
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən
noun
1
a
statement
or
way
of
saying
something
that
makes
something
seem
better,
larger
etc
than
it
really
is
夸张，夸大，言过其实
It
would
be
an
exaggeration
to
say
that
we
were
close
friends.
说我们是密友不免言过其实了。
It
is
no
exaggeration
to
say
that
everyone
will
be
affected
by
the
new
policy.
说人人会受到新政策的影响一点也不夸张。
The
situation
can
be
described,
without
exaggeration,
as
disastrous.
可以毫不夸张地说，局面是灾难性的。
slight/gross
exaggeration
That
sounds
like
a
slight
exaggeration.
那听上去有点夸张。