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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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

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  Synonym:exaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify

双语例句

• The authors are careful not to overstate their conclusions.
  作者非常谨慎的并不对自己的结论进行一丝夸张。
• 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。
• The importance of fair value accounting to responsible systemic risk management is hard to overstate.
  公允价值会计准则对负责任系统风险管理的重要性，怎么夸大都不为过。
• 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 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。
• Its difficult to overstate the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels.
  实际上很难通过言语去夸大睡眠对提高情商和控制压力的重要性。
• She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
  她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。
• 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。
• So a man may overstate what he has to make himself appear more desirable to a woman.
  所以一个男人可能夸大他所拥有的东西，让自己显得更能让女人动心。
• I don't want to overstate the case but this is probably the most important event in my life.
  我不想夸大其词，但此案恐怕是我一生中最重大的事件了。