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
- 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。 - I don't want to overstate the case but this is probably the most important event in my life.
我不想夸大其词，但此案恐怕是我一生中最重大的事件了。 - It is difficult to overstate the significance of this, or the potential hidden costs.
银行此举的影响或其潜在隐性成本难以估量。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。