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 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。 - Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。 - 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。 - It is possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大。 - The importance of fair value accounting to responsible systemic risk management is hard to overstate.
公允价值会计准则对负责任系统风险管理的重要性,怎么夸大都不为过。 - 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。 - 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。 - We are often locked in their invisible circle, because we, the risk to try to estimate, overstate before trying the has denied myself, then to10,000 "impossible" from my comfort.
我们之所以会常常被禁锢在自己的无形之圈中,是因为我们对于尝试所带来的风险过于夸大的估计,在尝试之前就已经否定了自己,然后,以一万个“不可能”来自我安慰。 - She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。 - Indeed, it is difficult to overstate the value of one-to-one training, mentoring and counseling.
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