Saying he ran a mile in a minute is an exaggeration.
说他一分钟跑了一英里是夸大其词。
Select the best synonym for the word “exaggeration”:
C — overstatement. “exaggeration” means n. a statement that makes something seem more important or serious than it really is
Saying that he ate a whole mountain of food was a wild ______.
D — exaggeration. “exaggeration” means n. a statement that makes something seem more important or serious than it really is
exaggeration — n. a statement that makes something seem more important or serious than it really is. In Chinese: 夸张，夸大.
exaggeration is pronounced /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/. It breaks into 5 syllables: ex · ag · ger · a · tion.
Saying he ran a mile in a minute is an exaggeration. (说他一分钟跑了一英里是夸大其词。)
overstatement, hyperbole, embellishment — all close in meaning to exaggeration (n. a statement that makes something seem more important or serious than it really is).
Yes. exaggeration appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.