overstated

英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪd]

v.  夸大; 夸张; 言过其实
overstate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：overstated　

COCA.41692

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

adj

• represented as greater than is true or reasonable
  1. an exaggerated opinion of oneself
  Synonym:exaggeratedoverdone

双语例句

• The significance of this meeting cannot be overstated.
  不能把会议的意义过分夸大。
• It increasingly looks as though earlier estimates of long-term economic growth were seriously overstated.
  人们越来越觉得，先前有关长期经济增长的预期好像被严重高估。
• But to the extent you are successful, the positive impact on your business cannot be overstated.
  只要你做到了，对企业的积极影响就难以尽述。
• And the significance of this development cannot be overstated.
  无论怎样都不会过高强调这一发展的意义。
• Yet the threat to the dollar can be overstated.
  然而，美元面临的威胁可能被夸大了。
• For now, both fears are overstated.
  目前看来，这两种担忧都有些过了。
• He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records.
  他还夸大了他在反战运动中的作用，甚至夸大了他中学的体育运动记录。
• The second-quarter gross domestic product results were good, but their significance should not be overstated.
  第二季度的国内生产总值（gdp）数据确实不错，但我们不应夸大它们的重要性。
• 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 demise of the attractiveness of US investments has been well overstated.
  美国投资吸引力已经消失的说法言过其实了。