overplayed

英 [ˌəʊvəˈpleɪd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈpleɪd]

v.  过分强调; 过分重视
overplay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大…的重要性；过分强调
  If you say that someoneis overplayingsomething such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
  1. ...overplaying the depth of the economic crisis...
     夸大经济危机的严重性
  2. I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
     我认为历史因素被过分强调了，它实际上并不太重要。
• PHRASE 过高估计自己的形势
  If someoneoverplaystheirhand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
     美国必须谨防高估自身实力。

双语例句

• But he said fears of a hard landing were "overplayed".
  但他表示，对硬着陆的担忧是“夸大的”。
• The impact of sovereign funds on financial markets including the dollar should not be overplayed in the near term.
  短期内，我们不应该夸大主权基金对金融市场（包括美元在内）的影响。
• In my sense was-the story was overplayed.-overplayed by who?-well, I think the media had fun with it.
  我觉得这件事被过度关注了。-被谁过度关注了？-我认为媒体利用它炒作。
• His role in the negotiations has been overplayed.
  他在谈判中的作用被高估了。
• Pyongyang is already an embarrassment to Beijing: perhaps this time Mr Kim will find he has overplayed his hand.
  平壤已经让北京方面感到难堪：或许这一次，金正日会发现自己真的玩过火了。
• The findings of the research committee have really been overplayed in the media.
  研究委员会的研究结论的确被媒体夸大了。
• This dramatic turn of events is leading some observers to warn that Mr Putin, long viewed as a master tactician, has overplayed his hand this time.
  事态的戏剧性变化促使一些观察人士告诫普京说，他这次玩得有些太大了。长期以来，普京一直被视为一位战术大师。
• We may have overplayed our hands by urging him to give us an early reply.
  我们敦促他早点给我们答复也许是太过火了。
• But the capitalist class has overplayed its hand by snatching the American dream away from the middle class, he says.
  但资本家阶层玩过了火，剥夺了中产阶级的美国梦。
• Prof Buiter said this concern over moral hazard was overplayed.
  比特教授表示，这种对道德风险的担心有点言过其实。