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
- 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。 - 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。 - The economic importance of the property sector in China is hard to overstate.
在中国，房地产行业的经济重要性是难以用言语去表达的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。 - 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。 - 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。