英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt]
v. 夸大，对……言过其实
第三人称单数overstates
现在分词overstating
过去式overstated
过去分词overstated
overstate /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ CET6 TEM8 [ overstating overstated overstates ]
及物动词 If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大
The authors no doubt overstated their case with a view to catching the public's attention.
作者们毫无疑问地夸大了他们的情形以吸引公众的注意力。
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
同义词： exaggerate / overdraw / hyperbolize / hyerbolise / magnify / amplify
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overstated 夸张的；过高的
overstatement 大话，夸大的叙述
overstated 夸大；夸张；过分强调（overstate的过去分词）
夸张；夸大的叙述
Such managers have an enormous stake in succeeding, so they invariably overstate the potential of their new technologies.
这些管理者与成功有着巨大的利害关系，因此他们总是夸大新技术的潜力。
He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
他一谈政治便流于夸夸其谈。
Exaggerate and overstate problems.
夸张夸大问题。
He said it was impossible to overstate the influence Genesis had on him as a young musician.
VOA : special.2010.03.19
I don't want to overstate this.
对此我不想赘述
古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But of course, there can be abuse of these when the food industry puts stuff in foods it doesn't really need to be there, and then they overstate the value of them and we'll talk about that, what's reasonable and what's not as we go through the class.
但是,当食品工业在食物中加入了,原本并不需要的成分,并夸大其作用时,自然也会反受其害,随着课程的深入,我们会探讨其中哪些合理,哪些不合理
关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
"But they have to be a little bit careful to overstate that." Both political parties also see the continuing congressional debate on health care reform as a key factor in next year's midterm elections.
VOA : standard.2009.10.23
The Case-Shiller index can sometimes overstate the magnitude of price increases because it includes foreclosures.
He is also, to me, a rock 'n' roll culinary god (not to overstate the matter).
They can be crass, overstate their influence, screw up badly because they are inexperienced.
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