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

• 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。
• 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'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。
• 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。
• It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
  难以用语言表达我的满足。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。