overstated
英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd]
美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪd]
v. 夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
overstate的过去分词和过去式
过去分词:overstated
COCA.41692
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
adj
- represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- an exaggerated opinion of oneself
双语例句
- The economic and societal importance of this cannot be overstated.
这种组织的经济社会重要性不能被过分夸大。 - 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。 - Generating large surpluses. Worse yet, there's in the p-e ratios could be substantially overstated.
产生了巨大的收益。更糟糕的是,股价收益率中的收益值可能被远远夸大了。 - The benefits of GM crops must not be overstated.
转基因作物的利益也绝不能夸大。 - The impact of these agreements should not be overstated.
人们不应夸大这些协议的影响。 - But to the extent you are successful, the positive impact on your business cannot be overstated.
只要你做到了,对企业的积极影响就难以尽述。 - But such risks might be overstated.
但是,这一风险似乎被夸大了。 - And the significance of this development cannot be overstated.
无论怎样都不会过高强调这一发展的意义。 - You call him a swindler; you have overstated your point.
你称他骗子;你言重了。 - His claim about the number of people killed in the spring forest fire was evidently overstated.
他所说的春天森林大火中的死亡人数显然是夸张了的。