n.夸张法，夸张

原形：hyperbole复数：hyperboles

I've told you a million times to clean your room!"
我已经跟你说过上百万次要打扫你的房间了！
This backpack weighs a ton!"
这个背包重得像有一吨！
I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.
我饿得能吃掉一头大象。
She's as old as the hills.
她老得像山一样。
The line for coffee was a mile long.
买咖啡的队伍长得像一英里。
He's faster than a speeding bullet.
他快得像飞驰的子弹。
This book weighs a gazillion pounds.
这本书重得有几十亿磅。
I'm so bored, I could die of boredom.
我无聊得快要死于无聊了。
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
外面下着倾盆大雨。
That suitcase is big enough to fit a small country inside.
那个手提箱大得足以装下一个小国家。