汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 言過其實
言過其實 (言过其实)
to exaggerate / to overstate the facts
实 actual / Originally refers to exaggerated speech, exceeding actual ability / Later, he also pointed out that the words were too much and exceeded the actual situation
说话浮夸,超过其实际能力言过其实,不可大用。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她说自己多么聪明,未免言过其实

She makes herself out to be smarter than she really is.

根据我的见闻,这显然言过其实

From what I heard and saw, that was patently untrue.

这些论点有几分道理,却也言过其实

Such arguments have some truth, but are overdone.

这个人言过其实,就会吹牛皮放大炮。

This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.

别太在意她说的话—她往往言过其实

Don't worry too much about what she said—she tends to dramatize things.

说我非常了解她不免言过其实—我只见过她两次。

It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well—I only met her twice.

当善意的活动人士希望我们关注全球变暖问题时,他们往往会言过其实

When well-meaning campaigners want us to pay attention to global warming, they often end up pitching beyond the facts.

即便弗农市(vernon)的标志上宣称本市“专事工业”,这种说法也并未言过其实

EVEN Vernon's logo proclaims that the city is "exclusively industrial", and that is no exaggeration.

玛丽安的救命恩人(这是玛格·丽特对威洛比言过其实的尊称),第二天一早即来登门问安。

Marianne's preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, styled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal enquiries.

那生聂尔·匹布金亲眼目睹的事实,证明了关于老洛布斯的财宝的谣言并没有言过其实

Nathaniel Pipkin had ocular demonstration of the fact that the rumours of old Lobbs treasures were NOT exaggerated.