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

• 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

• 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.
  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。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
  她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。
• It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
  过分强调权利的转变是错误地。