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一、词义侧重不同
1、magnify 本意指放大,也指赞美;夸大;是及物动词。词义中性,表达程度一般,不如exaggerate强烈。
2、exaggerate指夸大;夸张;可作及物动词及不及物动词。词义贬义,程度表达强烈,强调过分的夸大。还可以指使扩大;使增大。
二、用法不同
1、magnify本义为“放大或扩大”,引申为夸大,是及物动词,后面需要加名词作宾语。如:
They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details.
他们没有把握大局而把时间花费在夸大荒谬的细节上。
2、exaggerate指有意或无意地夸张或夸大,可作不及物动词,后面不接名词。也可用作及物动词,后接名词作宾语。如:
He thinks I'm exaggerating.
他认为我在夸大其词。
However, far too often we exaggerate its impact and indulge in fearmongering with imagery ofdevastation of biblical proportions.
然而我们太过经常夸大它的影响,而且沉迷于用大规模破坏的画像来制造恐慌。
三、强调重点不同
1、 magnify指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大;也指事实上把某物增大,有时用于夸张意味。强调放大。用作夸大的含义不如exaggerate常用。
Ned likes to magnify his achievements.
内德喜欢夸大自己所取得的成绩。
2、exaggerate 常用词,强调过于夸张或夸大,有点“过火”意味的夸大。如:
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness.
这些数字夸大了竞争力的下降。
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exaggerate [ig'zædʒəreit] vt. 夸张,夸大vi. 夸张,夸大 词形变化时 态:ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing, ex·ag·ger·ates名 词:ex·ag'ger·a'tor形容词:ex·ag'ger·a'tive, ex·ag'ger·a·to'ry副 词:ex·ag'ger·at'ed·ly……英英解释 2个动词解释to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth[同] exaggerate, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, amplify, magnify, overdraw, overstate[反] downplay, minimise, minimize, understate[例] tended to romanticize and exaggerate this gracious Old South' imagerydo something to an excessive degree[同] exaggerate, overdo[例] He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups……参考例句Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things. 鲍勃有爱夸张的倾向。 不适合It is impossible to exaggerate its importance. 无论怎样强调它的重要性也不过分 不适合……