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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Still, the total output figures encourage observers to vastly overstate the developmental level of the Chinese economy.
  不过，中国经济的总量仍然刺激着观察家们极度地夸大着它的发展水准。
• 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。
• She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
  她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。