Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

exaggeration

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đánh bóng quá mức, phóng đại

BrE /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪʃn/ AmE /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪʃn/

noun en → vi

1 OVERSTATE [uncountable] B1

Đánh bóng quá mức, phóng đại

the act of making something seem bigger, better, worse, etc. than it really is

  • an exaggeration

Collocations exaggeration of facts · exaggeration in speech

  • His description was an exaggeration.

    Mô tả của ông ấy là sự phóng đại.

2 EXAGGERATE [transitive] B1

Phóng đại, thổi phồng

to make something seem bigger, better, worse, etc. than it really is

  • exaggerate about/to somebody/something

Collocations exaggerate the truth · exaggerate one's abilities

  • She tends to exaggerate her problems.

    Cô ấy thường xuyên thổi phồng vấn đề của mình.