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。
• This man with boundless energy and charisma is also a master of hype, hyperbole and the catchy phrase.
  这名男子与无限的能量和魅力，也是一个硕士的炒作，夸张和引人注目词组。
• The chart is hyperbole.
  这张图有点夸张。
• What they wanted however of the sublime they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole;
  他们努力通过夸张得手法填补他们所缺乏的崇高性；
• Hyperbole is a very common rhetorical device which is widely used both in English and Chinese. ( 2) certain technological words are likely to yield rhetorical impressions, such as metaphor, exaggeration, metonymy and so on;
  夸张是英汉语中非常常见的一种修辞手法。（2）某些科技词语可能具有比喻、夸张、借代、大词小用等修辞效果；
• 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。
• Mr Stephenson said: This is not hyperbole.
  斯蒂芬森说：这不是夸张。
• 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。
• A very large indefinite number ( usually hyperbole).
  非常大的不确定的数字（常用于夸张）。
• Through an analysis of hyperbole from the perspective of pragmatics, this article tries to explain the pragmatic functions of hyperbole.
  本文通过对夸张修辞的语用分析，试图从语用方面解释其功能。