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

• 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。
• But on Tuesday he played down the remarks, describing them as "a bit of hyperbole".
  但本周二，他淡化了这些评论，称其“有点夸张”。
• 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。
• Hyperbole is a commonly-used figure of speech.
  夸张辞格是一种常用的修辞手法。
• Such hyperbole might seem reminiscent of the dotcom bubble.
  这样的夸张景象可能会让你想起网络泡沫。
• 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。
• 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。
• It began in March with heaps of hyperbole selling it.
  它开始在三月与堆夸张的出售。
• Mr Stephenson said: This is not hyperbole.
  斯蒂芬森说：这不是夸张。
• Secondly, language is characterized by iconicity when it is used by hyperbole rhetoric.
  语言使用夸张修辞手法时具有象似性特征；