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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
过分强调权利的转变是错误地。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大。 - 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。