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

  1. 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

  1. VERB 夸大;对…言过其实
    If you say that someone is overstating something, 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。

双语例句

  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. It is possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
    稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大。
  3. I think you can never overstate one to the exclusion of the other.
    我想永远都不能过度强调其中一个,偏废另一个。
  4. Exaggerate and overstate problems.
    夸张夸大问题。
  5. Its difficult to overstate the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels.
    实际上很难通过言语去夸大睡眠对提高情商和控制压力的重要性。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. Rural desperation is hard to overstate.
    印度农村的绝望境况怎么形容也不为过。
  9. It is difficult to overstate the significance of this, or the potential hidden costs.
    银行此举的影响或其潜在隐性成本难以估量。
  10. So a man may overstate what he has to make himself appear more desirable to a woman.
    所以一个男人可能夸大他所拥有的东西,让自己显得更能让女人动心。
  11. The authors are careful not to overstate their conclusions.
    作者非常谨慎的并不对自己的结论进行一丝夸张。
  12. 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。
  13. People won't believe you if you overstate your case.
    你要是把自己的情况说得太过分了,别人就不会相信。
  14. 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。
  15. As Mr Lampton points out, just as Americans overstate china's export prowess as a source of economic power, so they underestimate china's intellectual, cultural and diplomatic influence.
    正如兰伯顿所指出的,美国夸大了中国作为经济强国的内在出口动力,这样一来就低估了中国的知识、文化与外交影响。
  16. 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。
  17. It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
    过分强调权利的转变是错误地。
  18. She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
    她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。
  19. Still, the total output figures encourage observers to vastly overstate the developmental level of the Chinese economy.
    不过,中国经济的总量仍然刺激着观察家们极度地夸大着它的发展水准。
  20. The economic importance of the property sector in China is hard to overstate.
    在中国,房地产行业的经济重要性是难以用言语去表达的。
  21. She's very busy so don't overstate the case-just give her the essentials.
    她很忙,所以不要陈述太多的理由,只要告诉她最重要的就行了。
  22. But still, we can't even overstate how exciting this discovery was.
    是个非常小的数,尽管如此,这仍然是个十分,激动人心的发现,他的导师,as,I,mentioned。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. It is not possible to overstate the intellectual and cultural richness that immigrants have brought to US campuses.
    可以毫不夸张地说,移民丰富了美国校园的智慧和文化。
  27. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
    难以用语言表达我的满足。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。

英英释义

verb

  1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

    Synonym:    exaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify