查询词典 exaggeration

Like other show business jargon, such as the verb use of premiere, this usage is properly exempt from criticism; we expect from P.T. Barnum a measure of exaggeration and grammatical license that we might not accept in other kinds of linguistic commerce.

象其它一些商业演出用语一样，如 premiere 的这种动词用法一般不会招致批评；我们希望能从P·T·巴纳姆那里得到一种夸张的尺寸以及一张我们无法在其它形式的语言交流中接受的语法许可证。

Smoking cigarettes adds to the Computer Desk Computer manufacturer computer mouse Computer Computerized collar knitter machine Conduit Bodies construction board Container Bag Control Arm Cooking Thermometer general levels of air pollution as well as damaging our health.

吸烟不仅对健康有害，而且增加空气污染程度。香烟雾含有多种有害物质：不仅有致癌化学物质、有某种能阻止氧气进入血液的气体，还有引起血压增高、心速加快的被称为尼古丁的物质。

He is one of my favorite actors.

他是我最喜欢的男演员之一。