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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think we overstate experience, because it doesn't exactly fit the situation you're in.
  我想，我们夸大的经验，因为它会不刚好完全就符合你所处于的处境。
• 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。
• It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
  过分强调权利的转变是错误地。
• The impact that Amazon has had on the way people buy things is difficult to overstate.
  亚马逊对人们购物习惯的影响，无论怎么说都不夸张。
• 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。
• Other economists say some aspects of the researchers methodology may have led them to overstate their case.
  其他的经济学家说研究人员使用的方法的某些方面可能导致他们高估了他们的结论。
• It is impossible to overstate the importance of good communication skills.
  然而，我认为最有用的技能是擅长和别人沟通的能力。