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
- It is impossible to overstate the importance of good communication skills.
然而，我认为最有用的技能是擅长和别人沟通的能力。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。