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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 

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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
      1. He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
        他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
      2. The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated .
        这一罪行的严重性怎么说也不为过。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. The importance of health education cannot be overstated.
        健康教育的重要性再怎么说都不为过。

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • I think you can never overstate one to the exclusion of the other.
      我想永远都不能过度强调其中一个,偏废另一个。
    • As Mr Lampton points out, just as Americans overstate china's export prowess as a source of economic power, so they underestimate china's intellectual, cultural and diplomatic influence.
      正如兰伯顿所指出的,美国夸大了中国作为经济强国的内在出口动力,这样一来就低估了中国的知识、文化与外交影响。
    • It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
      过分强调权利的转变是错误地。
    • It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
      难以用语言表达我的满足。
    • It is difficult to overstate the significance of this, or the potential hidden costs.
      银行此举的影响或其潜在隐性成本难以估量。
    • 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。
    • It is hard to overstate the impact Ming Cho Lee has had on the world of theater design.
      你怎么称赞李名觉对戏剧设计界的影响都不为过。
    • It is impossible to overstate the importance of good communication skills.
      然而,我认为最有用的技能是擅长和别人沟通的能力。
    • I think we overstate experience, because it doesn't exactly fit the situation you're in.
      我想,我们夸大的经验,因为它会不刚好完全就符合你所处于的处境。
    • Some ambitious divisional managers habitually overstate their investment opportunities.
      一些雄心勃勃的部门管理者习惯性的夸大他们的投资机会。