hyperbole

英 [haɪˈpɜːbəli]

美 [haɪˈpɜːrbəli]

n.  夸张

复数：hyperboles　

GRE

BNC.19099 / COCA.17093

牛津词典

noun

• 夸张
  a way of speaking or writing that makes sth sound better, more exciting, dangerous, etc. than it really is

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 夸张（法）
  If someone useshyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound much more impressive than it really is.
  1. ...the hyperbole that portrays him as one of the greatest visionaries in the world.
     将他描绘成世界上最伟大的愿景家之一的夸张

英英释义

noun

• extravagant exaggeration
  Synonym:exaggeration

双语例句

• A very large indefinite number ( usually hyperbole).
  非常大的不确定的数字（常用于夸张）。
• What they wanted however of the sublime they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole;
  他们努力通过夸张得手法填补他们所缺乏的崇高性；
• Our Church believes that we should avoid such hyperbole and simply stick close to what the Bible actually Teaches and Says.
  我们的教会认为，我们应该避免出现这样的夸张和简单地贴近什麽圣经其实是教导并说。
• If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: resist hyperbole.
  我说一遍，就相当于说了一千遍：拒绝夸张。
• And you think I float* then it happens. Such hyperbole might seem reminiscent of the dotcom bubble.
  那么我就会象肥皂泡一样离地飘浮起来。这样的夸张景象可能会让你想起网络泡沫。
• Dave: I would prevent at all cost the dilution of the SOA brand by market hype and hyperbole.
  我会不惜代价阻止市场炒作和夸大其词对SOA品牌的消弱。
• It began in March with heaps of hyperbole selling it.
  它开始在三月与堆夸张的出售。
• In advertising, the term is often used as a hyperbole, a superlative to hype up a product.
  在广告上，这种措词常用作夸张词，一种大肆宣传一个产品的最高级词。
• Even for an industry used to hyperbole, 3D is having quite an effect.
  即便在电影业这样一个习惯夸张的行业，3d所产生的效应也相当轰动。
• Yet in spite of the over-truth expression, employment of hyperbole does not affect the conversation flow between parties.
  尽管言过其实，但是夸张手法的运用并不影响交谈双方的交流。