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
- 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。 - We are often locked in their invisible circle, because we, the risk to try to estimate, overstate before trying the has denied myself, then to10,000 "impossible" from my comfort.
我们之所以会常常被禁锢在自己的无形之圈中，是因为我们对于尝试所带来的风险过于夸大的估计，在尝试之前就已经否定了自己，然后，以一万个“不可能”来自我安慰。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Rural desperation is hard to overstate.
印度农村的绝望境况怎么形容也不为过。 - 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。 - Indeed, it is difficult to overstate the value of one-to-one training, mentoring and counseling.
的确，我们也很难用只言片语来概括我们需要的一对一培训、辅导和咨询解答。