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

• This contribution to the welfare of every nation cannot be overstated.
  这对国家的整体福祉有着巨大的贡献。
• The importance of trade in exacerbating inequality is often overstated.
  贸易在加剧不平等方面的重要性常常被夸大。
• His claim about the number of people killed in the spring forest fire was evidently overstated.
  他所说的春天森林大火中的死亡人数显然是夸张了的。
• Generating large surpluses. Worse yet, there's in the p-e ratios could be substantially overstated.
  产生了巨大的收益。更糟糕的是，股价收益率中的收益值可能被远远夸大了。
• But this risk is usually overstated.
  但是，汇率风险通常被夸大了。
• For now, both fears are overstated.
  目前看来，这两种担忧都有些过了。
• The importance of these cash flows in generating investor returns cannot be overstated.
  现金流在产生股东回报中的重要性怎么评价也不为过。
• The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
  新立法产生的影响被极大地夸大了。
• The importance of meaningful categorization in UDDI cannot be overstated.
  在UDDI中有针对性的分类法的重要性再怎么强调也不会过分。
• But a large black market probably means the 20 per cent unemployment rate is overstated.
  但大型黑市的存在可能意味着，20%的失业率有些夸张。