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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
  难以用语言表达我的满足。
• 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。
• The importance of fair value accounting to responsible systemic risk management is hard to overstate.
  公允价值会计准则对负责任系统风险管理的重要性，怎么夸大都不为过。
• 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。
• 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。