oversell

verb

1. 吹嘘；过分颂扬
   to say that sb/sth is better than they really are
   1. He has a tendency to oversell himself.
      他爱自我吹嘘。
2. 过多销售；空头销售
   to sell too much or more of sth than is available
   1. The seats on the plane were oversold.
      飞机上的座位超卖了。

1. VERB 过分吹嘘；过分宣扬
   If you say that something or someone is oversold, you mean that people say they are better or more useful than they really are.
   1. The couple idea is certainly oversold. There's so much pressure to become a couple that people feel failure if they don't conform...
      结婚的观念无疑被过分渲染了。人们面临来自各方的结婚压力，不结婚对他们来说就是一种失败。
   2. I think the reformers have at times oversold the reforms.
      我认为改革者有时过分吹嘘了改革的好处。

1. The couple idea is certainly oversold. There's so much pressure to become a couple that people feel failure if they don't conform
   结婚的观念无疑被过分渲染了。人们面临来自各方的结婚压力，不结婚对他们来说就是一种失败。
2. I think the reformers have at times oversold the reforms.
   我认为改革者有时过分吹嘘了改革的好处。
3. Mr Obama must also be careful not to oversell the economic benefits of TPP.
   奥巴马还必须保持谨慎，不要过度夸大TPP的经济益处。
4. So you're not going to oversell it?
   所以，你不会卖完呢？
5. Colleges shouldn't oversell, and students need to be realistic about their options based on their grades, test scores, interests and goals.
   高校不应人数过量，学生需要有现实的态度，因为他们的选择是根据自己的年级，考试的成绩，利益和目标而定的。
6. As a result of all this, my bargaining bump may be a little underdeveloped, so I've never tried to oversell myself.
   正因如此，我讨价还价的能力没有丝毫长进，所以我从不试图过分吹嘘自己。
7. No, I'm not going to oversell it.
   不，我不会卖光了。
8. There are still vast swathes that we know very little about so it's important that we do not oversell the promise of these tests, she says.
   她表示：仍然有大量领域我们知之甚少，因此不要过分吹嘘这些测试，这点很重要。
9. It is important not to oversell the nominal GDP.
   不要过分吹嘘名义gdp，这很重要。
10. It would be foolish to oversell the powers of science.
    过分夸大科学的威力是愚蠢的。
11. All too aware of the premature hopes raised last year after Folkman's tumor report, the researchers have been careful not to oversell the new results.
    研究人员深刻认识到，去年公布了福克曼有关肿瘤的报道之后，过早地给人以希望。他们这次就比较谨慎，不过分宣扬他们的新成果。
12. Avoid all temptations to oversell yourself but be equally careful not to undersell yourself either.
    避免过份推销自己，但同样要小心不可低估自己。
13. But the best I can say, and I don't want to oversell my significance in his world, but I want to convey this side of him that people didn't see.
    我能说的是我不想吹捧自己在他的世界里有多么的重要，但我想表达的是人们看不到他的那一面。