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

• 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。
• Science says: It's overstating this fruit's potency.
  科学证明这夸大了水果的疗效。
• 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。
• That may be overstating the case.
  这可能夸大了事实。
• In 2004, Royal Dutch Shell admitted to overstating its oil and gas reserves by 20 per cent.
  2004年，皇家壳牌（RoyalDutchShell）承认自己将旗下的油气储备夸大了20%。
• 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。
• At last week's summit, Obama said Republicans were overstating the costs of medical malpractice, but suggested that some remedies might be pursued at the state level.
  在上周的峰会上，奥巴马说共和党人夸大了医疗事故的成本，但是建议说有些法律救济可以在州层面上获得。
• 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。