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

• It began in March with heaps of hyperbole selling it.
  它开始在三月与堆夸张的出售。
• Translation trainees also need to be familiar with the syntax of indirect speech and various figures of speech in the source language such as hyperbole, irony, meiosis, and implicatures.
  翻译实践者还应熟悉间接引语的句式，和源语言中各种修辞手法，如夸张、反语、缓叙和言外之意。
• 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。
• A very large indefinite number ( usually hyperbole).
  非常大的不确定的数字（常用于夸张）。
• Mr Stephenson said: This is not hyperbole.
  斯蒂芬森说：这不是夸张。
• The chart is hyperbole.
  这张图有点夸张。
• 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”。
• With the application of pun, alliteration, hyperbole, or parallelism and focus on the different writing styles, advertisement has great attraction, thus stimulating the purchase desire of consumers.
  成功的广告用语因其运用了双关词、头韵、夸张、排比等修辞手段，并注重广告用语的文体特色，从而使广告具有巨大的吸引力，产生激发消费者购买欲的作用。
• 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。
• His hyperbole underlines an important demographic shift.
  这么说有些夸张，但也突显出一种重要的人口构成上的变化。