摘要：The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. （这家酒店真的很脏，我没有夸大其词。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

动词exaggerate的含义是“言过其实、夸张;夸大”，及物和及物均可。

不及物的如，

【例句1】He thinks I'm exaggerating.（他认为我言过其实。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句2】I couldn't sleep for three days – I'm not exaggerating. （我三天都睡不着——我没有夸张。 ） [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句3】I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life. （我没有夸大其词——这是我这辈子吃过的最糟糕的一顿饭。）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句4】The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. （这家酒店真的很脏，我没有夸大其词。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

因为是说正在聊的事情，所以用正在进行时。

也可以用祈使句，

【例句5】Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive. （别夸张了，没那么贵。 ）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

及物的如,

【例句6】Sheila admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job. （希拉承认，她有时确实夸大了工作的要求。） [柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句7】He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. （他倾向于夸大困难。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句8】It's difficult to exaggerate the importance of sleep. （睡眠的重要性怎么强调都不为过。）[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句9】I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is). （我肯定他夸张了自己的爱尔兰口音） [牛津高级学者辞典]

对及物用法，自然可以被动式

【例句10】Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated. （对该产品的需求被大大夸大了。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句11】The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated. （攻击的威胁被大大夸大了。）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

主语也可以是物，表达“此物使情况、质量或特征看起来比实际更大、更明显或更重要”，如

【例句12】These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness. （这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。 ）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

来源：晗晗课堂