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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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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
      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

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。