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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 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。
    • 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。
    • 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 not possible to overstate the intellectual and cultural richness that immigrants have brought to US campuses.
      可以毫不夸张地说,移民丰富了美国校园的智慧和文化。
    • 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。
    • Still, the total output figures encourage observers to vastly overstate the developmental level of the Chinese economy.
      不过,中国经济的总量仍然刺激着观察家们极度地夸大着它的发展水准。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • A majority of physicians ( 84 percent) said in general, patients do not overstate allergy symptoms.
      大部分的内科医生(84%)认为一般而言,病人不会夸大过敏症症状。