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

• 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。
• 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。
• Rural desperation is hard to overstate.
  印度农村的绝望境况怎么形容也不为过。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
  难以用语言表达我的满足。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。