overstate
英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt]
美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt]
v. 夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
过去分词：overstated 第三人称单数：overstates 现在分词：overstating 复数：overstates 过去式：overstated
Collins.1 / BNC.14027 / COCA.10668
牛津词典
verb
- 夸大；夸张；言过其实
to say sth in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is- He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。 - The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated .
这一罪行的严重性怎么说也不为过。
- He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 夸大；对…言过其实
If you say that someoneis overstatingsomething, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.- The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention...
这些作者无疑夸大了实情以吸引公众的注意力。 - The importance of health education cannot be overstated.
健康教育的重要性再怎么说都不为过。
- The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention...
英英释义
verb
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
双语例句
- People won't believe you if you overstate your case.
你要是把自己的情况说得太过分了，别人就不会相信。 - We are often locked in their invisible circle, because we, the risk to try to estimate, overstate before trying the has denied myself, then to10,000 "impossible" from my comfort.
我们之所以会常常被禁锢在自己的无形之圈中，是因为我们对于尝试所带来的风险过于夸大的估计，在尝试之前就已经否定了自己，然后，以一万个“不可能”来自我安慰。 - Other economists say some aspects of the researchers methodology may have led them to overstate their case.
其他的经济学家说研究人员使用的方法的某些方面可能导致他们高估了他们的结论。 - But still, we can't even overstate how exciting this discovery was.
是个非常小的数，尽管如此，这仍然是个十分，激动人心的发现，他的导师，as，I，mentioned。 - Indeed, it is difficult to overstate the value of one-to-one training, mentoring and counseling.
的确，我们也很难用只言片语来概括我们需要的一对一培训、辅导和咨询解答。 - It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
难以用语言表达我的满足。 - Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。 - The impact that Amazon has had on the way people buy things is difficult to overstate.
亚马逊对人们购物习惯的影响，无论怎么说都不夸张。 - She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。 - It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
过分强调权利的转变是错误地。