overstatement

英 [ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt]

美 [ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt]

n.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

复数：overstatements　

经济

BNC.34618 / COCA.21604

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  If you refer to the way something is described isan overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
     这算得上是一个改进吧，但说是“突破”就言过其实了。
  2. True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
     真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。

英英释义

noun

• making to seem more important than it really is
  Synonym:exaggerationmagnification

双语例句

• On the other hand, the claim that Tangxin is a master amounts to an overstatement when it comes to comparison with Chukochen.
  另一方面，当与竺可桢相比的时候，把汤昕称作大师的说法就显得不合实际了。
• Therefore, the analysis shows that the conventional method of using water vapour content in the atmosphere to estimate cloud water resources is very overstatement.
  因此，分析认为，以往通常采用大气中水汽含量评估人工增雨资源条件的方法，存在着不确切性。
• The mixture of overstatement, banter, humorous joking, imitation and irony makes Dong Xis creation of novels a superficial phenomenon of amusement.
  夸张、调侃、戏仿、反讽等手法的杂糅，使得东西小说的创作呈现出“搞笑”的叙述表象。
• It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.
  说危机当头绝非危言耸听。
• The characters in the film adopt the strategies like overstatement or repetition to express their real intentions.
  电影中人物采取一些策略如过量陈述，含蓄陈述或重复法来表达其真实意图。
• This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement
  这算得上是一个改进吧，但说是“突破”就言过其实了。
• True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
  真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。
• We believe it is an overstatement to consider that raising pigeons in public squares expresses an increase people's environmental awareness.
  我们认为，把放养广场鸽看成人们环保意识增强的体现言过其实了。
• It is interesting that many artists almost deal with the sideline every day, but did not realize its role and value, this is not an overstatement.
  有意思的是很多艺术家几乎天天都在与边线打交道，却没有意识到它的作用跟价值，这绝非言过其实。
• Valuation deals with potential overstatement and completeness with unrecorded transactions and files.
  评价处理那些可能出现的多余事务或文件，而完整性则处理不被包含的事务和文件。