hyperbole

英 [haɪˈpɜːbəli]

美 [haɪˈpɜːrbəli]

n. 夸张

复数：hyperboles　

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

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

noun

You can't even argue your point without resortingto hyperbole.
不用夸张的方式你就不能表达你的观点。
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；
But the hyperbole is fast becoming reality.
然而这些夸张之辞也将逐渐实现。
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。
The chart is hyperbole.
这张图有点夸张。
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。
Mr Stephenson said: This is not hyperbole.
斯蒂芬森说：这不是夸张。
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。
Journalists, often guilty of hyperbole, have struggled for once to capture the rawness of the politics.
记者们素有夸张之能事，但这一次也对记录政治的生猛感到力不从心了。