overstate 英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt] 　 美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt]

overstate

overstate　 英 [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt]

vt. 夸张；夸大的叙述　

进行时:overstating　 过去式:overstated　 过去分词:overstated　 第三人称单数:overstates　 名词复数:overstates　

He tends to overstate his casewhen 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。

  • To overstate is to exaggerate or place too much importance on something. Your parents may overstate the dangers of driving on icy roads to scare you into being extra careful.
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  • vt. 夸张；夸大的叙述

  • 1. He tends to overstate his casewhen 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。

  • 3. It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.

    说危机当头绝非危言耸听。

  • overstate (v.) 1630s, "assume too much grandeur;" see over- + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" is attested from 1798, from state (v.). Related: Overstated, overstating.
over·state / ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt / verb overstatesth to say sth in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is 夸大；夸张；言过其实 SYN exaggerate ◆ He tends to overstate his casewhen 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。 OPP understate ▶ over·state·ment overstatement overstatements / ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt ; NAmE ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] ◆ It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent. 说危机当头绝非危言耸听。 overstate overstates overstated overstating over·state / ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt / over·state·ment / ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt ; NAmE ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt /
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