夸（誇）kuāⅠ ❶ （夸大） exaggerate; overstate; boast: 一点小事 ～ 得比天还大 exaggerate trifles excessively
❷ （夸奖） praise: 自 ～ sing one's own praises; 人人都 ～ 她爱劳动。 Everyone praised her for her love of labour. Ⅱ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 英 Kua Ying
◆夸大 exaggerate; overstate; magnify; aggrandize; 夸大其词 speak in superlatives; exaggerate too much; represent beyond the bounds of truth; make an overstatement; stick it on; [美俚] spread it on thick; exaggerate; use exaggerative terms; exaggerate matters; 夸诞 [书] exaggerative; boastful; 夸海口 boast; brag; 夸奖 praise; commend; extol; compliment; speak well of; 夸克 {物} quark; 夸口 boast; brag; talk big; 夸夸其谈 indulge in verbiage; exciting and boastful talk without much meaning; full of hot air; a big screed full of bombast; wind-baggary; spread oneself; a big talk; 夸示 boast of; show off; 夸饰 describe in an exaggerative way; exaggeratedly embellish; 夸脱 quart; 夸耀 brag about; show off; flaunt; boast of; 夸赞 speak highly of; commend; praise; acclaim; 夸张 exaggerate; overstate; {语} hyperbole; 夸嘴 [口] boast; talk big |