exaggerate与magnify这两个动词均有“夸大、夸张”之意。
exaggerate : 指有意或无意地夸张或夸大，含强烈“过火”意味。
- The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.
遭受袭击的威胁被过分夸大了。 - Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive.
不要言过其实——没有那么贵。 - I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.
我不是在夸大其词——那是我这辈子吃到的最难以下咽的饭了。
magnify : 本义为“放大或扩大”，引申用与exaggerate含义类似，但不如exaggerate常用。
- The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community.
炎热的夏日加深了社区的种族矛盾。 - Although our skin looks smooth, when magnified it is full of bumps and holes.
我们的皮肤看上去很光滑，但放大后看却是坑坑洼洼的。
