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　

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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
  1. He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
     他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
  2. The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated .
     这一罪行的严重性怎么说也不为过。

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。

英英释义

verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  Synonym:exaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify

双语例句

• Indeed, it is difficult to overstate the value of one-to-one training, mentoring and counseling.
  的确，我们也很难用只言片语来概括我们需要的一对一培训、辅导和咨询解答。
• Its difficult to overstate the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels.
  实际上很难通过言语去夸大睡眠对提高情商和控制压力的重要性。
• A majority of physicians ( 84 percent) said in general, patients do not overstate allergy symptoms.
  大部分的内科医生（84%）认为一般而言，病人不会夸大过敏症症状。
• She was anxious to overstate her real social status.
  她急于夸大自己的实际社会地位。
• 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。
• I think you can never overstate one to the exclusion of the other.
  我想永远都不能过度强调其中一个，偏废另一个。
• The impact that Amazon has had on the way people buy things is difficult to overstate.
  亚马逊对人们购物习惯的影响，无论怎么说都不夸张。
• It would be a mistake to overstate the shift.
  过分强调权利的转变是错误地。
• 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 possible to overstate the benefits of stabilization.
  稳定性带来的好处有可能被夸大。