overstating

英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪŋ]

v.  夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
overstate的现在分词

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。

双语例句

• Studies show that after drinking, men report feeling more powerful, often overstating their capabilities and accomplishments, while women say that it makes them feel more affectionate, sexy and feminine.
  研究表明，在饮酒后，男性表示感觉到更有力量，通常会夸大自己的能力和成就，而女性则表示饮酒后她们觉得自己更感性、性感和有女人味。
• I hope you're not overstating, but I'm curious, can I see it?
  我希望你不要太过夸张，但是我挺好奇的，我能看一下吗？
• I may be overstating their answer, but I got that flavor from them.
  也许我对他的回答进行了添油加醋，但是我当时就是这种感觉。
• But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of overstating problems with goods made in China.
  但中国官员也指责一些外国媒体夸大中国制造的商品存在的问题。
• Even if I'm overstating the case for nutrition, at least it will result in the woman being in charge of her own symptoms
  即便我夸大了营养的重要性，但至少它会让这个女人知道关注自己的症状。
• Carson block, the founder of research group muddy waters, accused Sino forest in a report of overstating its assets and diverting money through intermediaries to defraud investors.
  浑水研究公司创始人卡森布洛克（carsonblock）在一份报告中指控嘉汉林业夸大资产，并通过中介转移资金以欺骗投资者。
• They slammed down hard on non-governmental organizations, too, for overstating risk.
  他们严厉抨击那些非政府组织，同样也是因为夸大风险。
• Sino Forest, the Chinese Forestry company plagued by accusations of overstating its assets, intends to file for bankruptcy and is to sue research group Muddy Waters for$ 4bn in damages over the claims of fraud that preceded its failure.
  被指夸大资产的中国林业公司嘉汉林业（Sino-Forest）打算提交破产申请，并将起诉研究公司浑水（MuddyWaters），要求后者就此前对其的欺诈指控所造成的损失赔偿40亿美元。
• Last June, muddy waters, the US short selling group, accused the company of overstating its assets and using related-party transactions to defraud investors.
  去年6月，美国做空集团浑水（muddywaters）指控该公司虚报资产，并利用关联方交易欺骗投资者。
• Science says: It's overstating this fruit's potency.
  科学证明这夸大了水果的疗效。