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
- 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。