overplayed

英 [ˌəʊvəˈpleɪd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈpleɪd]

v.  过分强调; 过分重视
overplay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大…的重要性；过分强调
  If you say that someoneis overplayingsomething such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
  1. ...overplaying the depth of the economic crisis...
     夸大经济危机的严重性
  2. I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
     我认为历史因素被过分强调了，它实际上并不太重要。
• PHRASE 过高估计自己的形势
  If someoneoverplaystheirhand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
     美国必须谨防高估自身实力。

双语例句

• My take of the past six months is that the Chinese overplayed their hand very badly across an array of issues, irking not just the United States but other significant countries.
  在过去的半年里，中国在一系列问题上玩过了火，这不仅惹恼了美国，也惹恼了其他大国。
• But he said fears of a hard landing were "overplayed".
  但他表示，对硬着陆的担忧是“夸大的”。
• The findings of the research committee have really been overplayed in the media.
  研究委员会的研究结论的确被媒体夸大了。
• The effect of political scrapping should not be overplayed: the government and opposition have put aside their differences to pass vital reconstruction financing bills.
  不应夸大政治争吵的影响：政府和反对派已经搁置分歧，通过了关键的重建拨款法案。
• Pyongyang is already an embarrassment to Beijing: perhaps this time Mr Kim will find he has overplayed his hand.
  平壤已经让北京方面感到难堪：或许这一次，金正日会发现自己真的玩过火了。
• This dramatic turn of events is leading some observers to warn that Mr Putin, long viewed as a master tactician, has overplayed his hand this time.
  事态的戏剧性变化促使一些观察人士告诫普京说，他这次玩得有些太大了。长期以来，普京一直被视为一位战术大师。
• At one point, it looked as if Mr Rajoelina, who has been in politics for barely a year, might have overplayed his hand.
  某个角度看，拉乔利纳这么做有点过分，因为他涉足政治还不到一年。
• This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand.
  这次他们的手法太露骨，结果是弄巧成拙。
• Total Quality Management ( TQM) is an important substance of business management. However, many of the practices are overplayed or forced.
  全面质量管理（totalqualitymanagement，简称TQM）是企业管理的重要内容，但很多企业在运用时流于形式。
• A great thing has happened in our favor. Nobody must spoil it. This time the maneuver was too crude, they had overplayed its hand.
  既然出了件对我们有利的大事，不要弄巧成拙。这次他们的手法太露骨，结果是弄巧成拙。