exaggerate [ig5zAdV[reit] v.  夸张;夸大;言过其实
—He exaggerated the danger of the trip in order to frighten them into not going.   
     为了恐吓他们不去旅行,他夸大了旅行的危险。
* exaggerated [ig5zAdVreitid] adj.  夸大的;言过其实的
—The reports were greatly exaggerated.     报告被严重夸大了。
* exaggeration [ig99zAdV[5reiFn] n.  夸张;夸大;言过其实
—To say she's the most beautiful girl in the country is just exaggeration.   
     说她是全国最漂亮的姑娘,未免太夸张了。
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1. blow [5bl[U] v.  (过去式blew [5blU:];过去分词blown [5bl[Un])吹牛
— He blows too much.     他好吹牛。
* to blow one's own trumpet/horn [5trQmpIt/5hC:n]   自吹自擂
—You have to blow your own trumpet sometimes—no one else will do it for you.   
     有时候你必须自我吹嘘一下,没有人会替你那样做的。
—He is an agreeable fellow, but likes to blow his own horn. 
     他是一个随和的人,但就是喜欢自吹自擂。
* blow-hard [55bl[UhB:d]  n.  (美)自吹自擂者
—I do not want to sit next to that old blowhard.     我不想坐在那个爱自吹自擂的老人旁边。
2. boast [5b[Ust] v. (常用词;既可用于好的意义上,也可用在坏的意义上) 夸口;吹嘘
—He enjoyed boasting of his wealth.    他喜欢夸耀自己的财富。
* boast  n.  引以为夸耀的事情
—Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake.   乔夸口要游过湖去,他果然做到了。
* boastful [5b[Ustfl] adj.  好自夸的;自吹自擂的
—We all got drunk and became very loud and boastful.   
    我们都喝醉了,扯着嗓门自吹自擂起来。
* boaster [5b[Ust[] n.  自夸者
—He is a greet boaster but litter doners.    他是言语的巨人,行动的矮子。
3. brag [5brAg] v.  (过去式和过去分词bragged;现在分词braaing;常用于口语;含有炫耀
    或过分夸大的意思)自夸;吹嘘
—He bragged that he would be appointed a principal.    他夸口说他将被任命为校长。
* brag n.  夸口;自吹自擂
—His brag was tiresome to listen to.    他的自吹自擂让人听了厌烦。
* braggart [5brAg[t] n.  自夸者;自吹自擂者
—However, Captain Prien was no braggart.    不过,普里恩舰长却不是一个夸大其词的人。
4. braggadocio [9brAg[5d[UFi[U] n.  (文)大吹特吹;自吹自擂
—He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.
    人们讨厌他,因为他老是吹牛。  fetched [
5. to crow about sth. [5kr[U [5baut]   吹嘘        
—You shouldn't crow over a defeated enemy. 你不应该在被你击败的敌手面前大吹大擂。   
6. far-fetched [5fB:5fetFt] adj.  (通常作贬义;口;指故事,叙述等)夸张的;言过其词的
—It's an interesting book but rather far-fetched.    这本书很有趣,只是夸张的离谱丁点。
7. fustian [5fQsti[n] n.  (贬)空洞无谓的吹嘘;浮夸;夸夸其谈
—They flounder about between fustian in expression_r, and bathos in sentiment. 
     他们陷入在口头上夸夸其谈,在感情上矫柔造作的泥潭之中。 
8. gas [5gAs] n.  (比喻;贬)空谈;吹牛
—His long speech was nothing but gas and hot air.    他的长篇大论只是吹牛和空话。
9. heroics [hi5r[Uiks] n.  (复数形式表示)夸张的言语和行为
—There is no need to indulge in such heroics.    根本没必要这样肆意夸张。
10. high-sounding [5haisaundIN] adj.  (指言语等)夸张的;言过其实的
—He is fond of high-sounding phrases.    他爱用夸大的词句。
11. large [5lB:dV]  adj.  夸张的;夸大的
—I dislike his large remarks.    我不喜欢他那夸张的谈话。
12. to lay it on sth. [5lei]   言过其实地吹捧;过分吹嘘
—To call him a genius is laying it on a bit.    把他称为天才是有点过分了。
13. loud-mouth [5laud 5mauW]  n.  (口;俚;尤指)爱吹牛的人      
—When he has a few drinks, Joe will make empty boasts like and other loud mouth.
     只要乔喝一些酒,他一定会像其他爱自夸的人一样,神吹起自己。
14. magnify [5mAgnifai] v.  (与exaggerate同义)夸张;夸大
—They magnified the loss of the calamity.    他们夸大了受灾的损失。
15. overdraw [auv[5drC:] v. (过去式overdrew [[Uv[5drU:];过去分词overdrawn
      [9[Uv[5drC:] n.  夸张(某)事物
—The characters in this novel are rather overdrawn.   这本小说中的人物描写得有些夸张。16. oversell [[UvU[5sel] v.  (过去式和过去分词oversold [[Uv[5s[Uld] )过分吹嘘
—So I don't want to oversell this: It is not sufficient to build a peaceful, free world, but it is
     absolutely necessary.
     所以,我不夸张的说:建立一个和平的世界是不够的,但是绝对必要。
17. overstate [9[Uv[5steit] v.  夸大;夸张
—We must not frighten people by overstating the dangers.    我们决不能危言耸听。
18. prate [5preit] v.  瞎吹;空谈
—He prates his achievements.    他大吹特吹自己的成就。
19. puff [5pQf] n.  吹嘘;夸张
—The firm does'n't favour puffs on goods on sale.    那公司并不赞成卖东西是拼命吹嘘。
20. sound [5saund] v.  吹牛;夸大
—Has he been sounding off about his golf game again?          
    他是不是在对他的高尔夫比赛吹大牛呢?           
21. to draw the long bow  [5drC: 5lCN 5b[U]   说大话;吹大牛
—We can't believe him that he alway draws the long bow.我们不能相信他,他总是吹牛。
22. to make a drama out of sth. [5meik 5drB:m[ aut [f]   夸大其词
—We won't make a drama out of a crisis.    我们不会把危机夸大其词。
23. to pile it on [5pail Cn]   (口)夸张 
—He does pile it on.  anyone would think that he's the only one with domestic problems.
    他的确是夸大其词。任何人都会以为他是唯一有家庭问题的人。
24. to shoot a line [5FU:t 5lain]   (口)夸张;说大话
—She said she was an expert skier but I think she was just shooting a line.   
     她说自己是滑雪行家,但我认为她说大话。
* to shoot off one's mouth [5mauW]   (口)夸张;吹牛
—He likes to shoot off his mouth about what a great guy he is.   
     他喜欢吹牛说他是多么的了不起。 
—He's always shooting his mouth off about his success with women.   
     他总是瞎吹他如何能赢得女子芳心。
25. to sound off  about sth. [5saund [f]  (口;贬)大声吹嘘
—He's always sounding off about how he would manage the firm.   
     他总是大言不惭地说他能把公司经营好。
26. to stretch the truth [5stretF 5trU:W]   夸大;言过其实              
—He is a good player, but "world class"is stretching it.   
     他是一位优秀的选手,但是说是"世界级的"就有点言过其实了。
27. to swagger about [5swAg[ [5baut]   吹牛;说大话       
—He always swagger about his exploits to all of us.    他总是对我们吹嘘他的功绩。
28. to talk big [5tC:k bIg]    吹牛;说大话
—He talks big but doesn't actually do anything.    他光吹牛,什么实际的事都不干。
* to talk through one's hat [5tC:k 5WrU: 5hAt]   (俚)说大话;吹牛     
—I hate our boss, he always talks through his head.    我讨厌我们的老板, 他总是吹牛。
29. to throw the bull [5Wr[U 5bUl]   (口)吹牛;夸耀      
—Don't pay much attention about what he says, he likes to sling the bull.   
    不要听他的话,他喜欢吹牛。
* to sling the bull [5slIN 5bUl]    吹牛                  
—He likes to throw the bull.    他喜欢吹牛。
30. vaunt [5vC:nt] v.  (尤指因过于骄傲而)大肆吹嘘的;过分夸耀的
— People usually did't trust those who always vaunted themselves.
     人们往往不太信任那些喜欢自我吹嘘的人。
* vaunt  [vC:nt] n.  吹牛
—This was not a mere empty vaunt, but a deliberate avowal of his real sentiments.   
     这倒不是一个空洞的吹牛,而是他真实感情的供状。
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