overstatement

英 [ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt]

美 [ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt]

n.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

复数：overstatements　

经济

BNC.34618 / COCA.21604

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  If you refer to the way something is described isan overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.
  1. This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
     这算得上是一个改进吧，但说是“突破”就言过其实了。
  2. True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
     真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。

英英释义

noun

• making to seem more important than it really is
  Synonym:exaggerationmagnification

双语例句

• True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
  真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。
• It is no overstatement to say that Internet has revolutionized the way we live, work, study and play.
  可以毫不夸张地说，没有广告的生活对一个现代人来说是无法想象的。
• It is interesting that many artists almost deal with the sideline every day, but did not realize its role and value, this is not an overstatement.
  有意思的是很多艺术家几乎天天都在与边线打交道，却没有意识到它的作用跟价值，这绝非言过其实。
• The growth is definite to happen, and the above said thing is not any overstatement.
  增长是必然的，以上所说的并非夸大。
• It would be an overstatement to say that Lewis deserved to win the race.
  说刘易斯该赢得这次比赛是言过其实。
• On the other hand, the claim that Tangxin is a master amounts to an overstatement when it comes to comparison with Chukochen.
  另一方面，当与竺可桢相比的时候，把汤昕称作大师的说法就显得不合实际了。
• It would not be the slightest bit of an overstatement to say that the study of humanities at its very core is man.
  可以不夸张地说，所有人文科学，归根到底都是关于“人”自身的科学。
• Valuation deals with potential overstatement and completeness with unrecorded transactions and files.
  评价处理那些可能出现的多余事务或文件，而完整性则处理不被包含的事务和文件。
• The "friends" was, of course, an overstatement.
  “朋友”这个词儿当然有点言过其词。
• It is no overstatement ( exaggeration) to say that learning to cooperate with others is the key factor in one's career.
  可以毫不夸张地说学会如何合作在一个人的职业中是至关重要的因素。因素。