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。 - It is not possible to overstate the intellectual and cultural richness that immigrants have brought to US campuses.
可以毫不夸张地说,移民丰富了美国校园的智慧和文化。 - 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's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
难以用语言表达我的满足。 - 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。 - The authors are careful not to overstate their conclusions.
作者非常谨慎的并不对自己的结论进行一丝夸张。 - I think we overstate experience, because it doesn't exactly fit the situation you're in.
我想,我们夸大的经验,因为它会不刚好完全就符合你所处于的处境。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。