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overstated

英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪd]

v.  夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
overstate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词:overstated 

COCA.41692

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

adj

  • represented as greater than is true or reasonable
    1. an exaggerated opinion of oneself
    Synonym:exaggeratedoverdone

双语例句

  • It increasingly looks as though earlier estimates of long-term economic growth were seriously overstated.
    人们越来越觉得,先前有关长期经济增长的预期好像被严重高估。
  • But such risks might be overstated.
    但是,这一风险似乎被夸大了。
  • Yet the threat to the dollar can be overstated.
    然而,美元面临的威胁可能被夸大了。
  • The significance of this meeting cannot be overstated.
    不能把会议的意义过分夸大。
  • The importance of accurate estimation to a RUP project cannot be overstated.
    RUP项目中评估精度的重要性不能被夸大。
  • His claim about the number of people killed in the spring forest fire was evidently overstated.
    他所说的春天森林大火中的死亡人数显然是夸张了的。
  • The importance of eye-catching technology can also be overstated.
    人们可能还夸大了抓人眼球的技术的重要性。
  • Some globocrats think the importance of forums like Davos is overstated.
    一些全球大佬认为达沃斯论坛之流的重要性被高估了。
  • The economic and societal importance of this cannot be overstated.
    这种组织的经济社会重要性不能被过分夸大。
  • The importance of these cash flows in generating investor returns cannot be overstated.
    现金流在产生股东回报中的重要性怎么评价也不为过。